CitraNatal® 90 DHA is a comprehensive prenatal vitamin with increased amounts of iron.
The formulation contains calcium citrate and ascorbic acid, which enhance iron absorption.1
"Iron absorption can be decreased by as much as 50 percent by many forms of calcium supplements or milk ingestion but not by forms that contain calcium citrate and ascorbic acid, which enhance iron absorption."1
CitraNatal® 90 DHA also provides:
- 90 mg of carbonyl iron, ". . . a safe, effective, well-tolerated . . . therapy for iron deficiency anemia."2
- Docusate sodium, a gentle and effective stool softener that protects against the discomfort of constipation.
In addition, CitraNatal® DHA contains life'sDHA™, a pure, pre-formed, vegetable-based DHA. This pure source DHA eliminates the worry and concern that can come from fish-based Omega-3 fatty acids, which can contain trace levels of mercury and PCBs (poly chlorinated bi-phenyls).
- Optimal Calcium Intake. NIH Concens Statement Online 1994 June 6-8;12(4):1-31. Accessed December 15, 2006.
- Gordeuk VR, Brittenham GM, McLaren CE, Hughes MA, Keating LJ. Carbonyl iron therapy for iron deficiency anemia. Blood. 1986 Mar;67(3):745-52.
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