Vitamin A



• Supports healthy skin, eyesight, bone growth, and immune system

Vitamins B1, B2, and Niacin

• Play a central role in the release of energy from food

• Help the nervous system function properly

• Help keep appetite and digestion normal

Vitamin B6

• Helps reduce nausea in pregnant women (Sahakian 1991)

• Helps form red blood cells

Vitamin B12

• Maintains nervous system

• Helps form red blood cells

Vitamin C

• Helps body resist infection and heal wounds

• Helps body absorb iron

• Provides antioxidant protection

Vitamin D

• Helps the body absorb calcium from the digestive tract

• Helps build baby's bones and teeth

Vitamin E

• Provides antioxidant protection

Folic Acid

• Helps protect against birth defects of the brain or spinal cord (March of Dimes 2005)

• Helps prevent certain kinds of anemia

Calcium

• Helps build strong bones and teeth

• Is needed for blood clotting processes

• Is needed for muscle contraction

Copper

• Helps the body transport and use iron

Iron

• Helps red blood cells carry oxygen to the cells and to the developing fetus

• Helps prevent anemia

Zinc

• Supports growth, healthy immune functioning and wound healing

Magnesium

• Helps nerves and muscles function

• Energy

DHA & EPA

• Provides important omega-3 long chain fatty acids (DHA & EPA) for healthy brain and eye development in babies (Hornstra 2000; Uauy 2001)

• Benefits adult heart health (Kris-Etherton 2002; Hibblen 2006)