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Intake Recommendations for Selected Nutrients During Pregnancy
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| Nutrient | Recommended intake during pregnancy | Change from non-pregnancy recommendations? | Comments |
| Energy |
1st trimester - no increase 2nd trimester - additional 340 kcal per day 3rd trimester - additional 452 kcal per day |
Increased during 2nd and 3rd trimesters | Example |
| Protein | All age groups: 1.1 g protein per kilogram per day or + 25 | Increased by 0.27 g per kg body weight | Example |
| Carbohydrate | All age groups: 175 g per day | Increased slightly | Fiber recommendation is not changed during pregnancy (28 g per day) |
| Calcium | 14-18 years – 1300 mg per day 19-30 years – 1000 mg per day 31-50 years – 1000 mg per day |
No change | Food sources |
| Magnesium | 14-18 years – 400 mg per day 19-30 years – 350 mg per day 31-50 years – 360 mg per day |
Increased | Food sources |
| Iron | All age groups: 27 mg per day | Increased | Food sources |
| Vitamin A | 14-18 years – 750 µg RAE per day 19-30 years – 770 µg RAE per day 31-50 years – 360 µg RAE per day |
Increased slightly | Food sources |
| Thiamin | All age groups: 1.4 mg per day | Increased | |
| Riboflavin | 1.6 mg per day | Increased | |
| Folate | All age groups: 600 µg per day | Increased | Food sources |
| Vitamin B12 | All age groups: 2.6 mg per day | Increased | |
| Vitamin D | All age groups: 5 µg per day | No change |
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Last updated: 02/12/2019