Vitamin A in cereals and juice

So recently I have switched from my women's vitamin containing a small amount of vitamin A to one without it.

Just wondering though if anyone knew anything about whether we should avoid fortified cereals and juices?  For example on a daily basis?

Some ones like the Tropicana Essentials have quite a lot added in. 

Um, I can't say I switched anything whilst trying to conceive either girl.  My mulitvit always had folic acid in it, but i'm never one for counting my chickens before they hatch, so I just stuck to my normal foods.  Then again, I don't eat much cereal except porridge.  Mmmmm.  I think you'd have to eat A LOT of Vitamin A for it to have a negative effect on anything.

The research was done with 10,000 IU's... which is a lot... but still... I was advised by Balmerhon and then NHS to stop taking any supplements with Vitamin A, even those with a low amount as you can easily get enough from a balanced diet. Hence my question about fortified foods, which are in essence like taking an added vitamin pill.

Maybe I am weird about thinking about this stuff, but hey...that's just how I am.  I am a researcher by nature and by profession, and while I am far from anal I still like to ask questions and hear what peoples opinions and experiences are. 

You've changed your supplement already, tho.  If still concerned, perhaps read the labels on the food and avoid it if you feel apprehensive.

I was never advised, tbh, about anything other than folic acid.  Both girls are healthy and were born full-term. 

So that's been my experience 

I think there are some vitamins/minerals that you are meant to avoid too much of but blowed if I can remember what. Have you looked on Babycentre?

Good source Britwife...

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregnancynutrition/675.html

Basically unless you are eating cereal and fortified foods with preformed vitamin A all day every day... you should be fine.  Still I think I will steer clear of fortified juice and stick to veggies and oatmeal with some cereal with beta caroteen. :-)

I drink lots of juice...

then again you have to ask yourself why put an unnatural vitamin in what is essentially a good for you food anyways? 

then again you have to ask yourself why put an unnatural vitamin in what is essentially a good for you food anyways? 

Indeed!

Still it is good you are looking into these things. I had no idea about any of this stuff until after I found out I was pregnant.   I had mentioned on a visit to the practice nurse at my GP's that we were trying to have a baby and she didn't even tell me about folic acid - I only found out when I went for my pregnancy test.  So, it definitely pays to do your own research.