Vitamin A RDI
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Vitamin A has a recommended daily intake which is different for the various age groups and genders.
Find your recommended daily intake of vitamin A below:
- Infants (0-6 months) - 400mcg
- Infants (7-12 months) - 500mcg
- Children (1-3 years) - 300mcg
- Children (4-8 years) - 400mcg
- Children (9-13 years) - 600mcg
- Boys (14-18 years) - 900mcg
- Girls (14-18 years) - 700mcg
- Men (19-50 years) - 900mcg
- Women (19-50 years) - 700mcg
- Men (51+ years) - 900mcg
- Women (51+ years) - 700mcg
- Pregnant women (<18 years) - 750mcg
- Pregnant women (18-50 years) - 770mcg
- Lactating women (<18 years) - 1200mcg
- Pregnant women (18-50 years) - 1300mcg
There is a recommended daily intake and a tolerable upper limit for Vitamin A
Tolerable Upper Limit
There is also a tolerable upper limit for vitamin A - this is the maximum that can be safely taken of this vitamin before it produces serious and toxic side effects:
- Infants (0-12 months) - 600mcg
- Children (1-3 years) - 600mcg
- Children (4-8 years) - 900mcg
- Children (9-13 years) - 1700mcg
- Children (14-18 years) - 2800mcg
- Adults (19-50 years) - 3000mcg
- Seniors (51+years) - 3000mcg
- Pregnant & lactating women (<18 years) - 2800mcg
- Pregnant women (18-50 years) - 2000mcg
- Pregnant women (18-50 years) - 3000mcg