Vitamin measurement??

Behxo
Behxo Posts: 1,190 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Questioning what measurement MFP uses for vitamins, checked mine today and it's saying that my Vitamin A intake is way over but have no idea what it even equals to in IU's :\

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  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    As long as it isn't a medical issue, or causing symptoms, don't worry. I'm always over on all my vits. daily.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Vitamins are measured in percentage of daily goal on MFP because that is what is on food packaging. I also wouldn't worry about your vitamins being over unless it is in the thousands of percents and on a very regular basis. Most vitamins are just flushed out of the body if they aren't used.
  • RebeccaG888
    RebeccaG888 Posts: 1
    I too am wondering what measurement is used for vitamin RDAs. I'm always over on A & C. Today, for instance, I went 1000% over on vitamin A. When I looked item by item it seems 1 large carrot is 400% of my RDA, & my prenatal vitamin (notorious for being sure to have less vitamin A than most multivitamins) is 300% of my RDA. I hope this is something that MFP is working on tracking more accurately.
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