Vitamin E

bbee

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I've been reading recently that pregnant women should avoid vitamin e as it can cause heart defects to your baby? What? Is this true?!
I purchased some moisturiser today which has vitamin e in, does this count?
Some things I read make me panic!xxx
 
This is what the NHS says about it: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Pages/VitaminEPregnancyRisk.aspx

As for your moisturiser, I would think that wouldn't count at all - only a very small amount is likely to be in it and then how much would be absorbed? It's not the same as taking supplements or having a diet rich in vitamin E. If you read right the way down to the bottom of the NHS article, their advice is as follows:

At the current time, it may be sensible to advise pregnant women that they should not be overly concerned by vitamin E within foods and continue to eat a healthy, balanced diet, but to consider avoiding taking supplemental vitamin E tablets.
 

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