Name: Wyeth - Materna 23 Vitamins&Minerals 100 Tablets / Materna Algae Oil DHA 30 Softgels (For Preconception,Pregnant and Lactating Women) - Ship From Godwell Hong Kong
Brand: Wyeth Nutrition

Wyeth Nutrition

MATERNA® 23 Vitamins & Minerals
MATERNA® 23 Vitamins & Minerals is a nutritional supplement for preconception of pregnancy, pregnant and lactating women. It offers 23 kinds of vitamins and minerals with one tablet a day, which is more comprehensive than single vitamin/ mineral supplement for meeting women’s nutritional needs. Its folic acid and iodine is important for baby's nervous system and brain development1,2. It contains calcium and vitamin D which help support bone health3, while the selenium contained helps to support immune function of mothers4.

MATERNA® Algae Oil DHA
MATERNA® Algae Oil DHA is a nutritional supplement. With algae oil as its source of DHA, the product provides high purity of DHA as the algae does not pass through the food chain and the algae oil is manufactured in stringently-controlled environment. We choose ingredients strictly to ensure high quality and keep away from oceanic contamination. The product is manufactured in the USA. Algae oil DHA has obtained US FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status7, ensuring its safety and reliability. Furthermore, Algae Oil DHA exists as a natural triglyceride structure which has been shown to be bioavailable, thus can be easily utilized by human body. Given its plant-sourced ingredients, the product is suitable for vegetarians and it has no fishy taste.

1. National Centre on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Facts about folic acid. CS212882-A.

2. WHO. Vitamin and mineral requirements in human nutrition. 2004. Available at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/9241546123.pdf.(Accessed on 24 October 2013.)

3. Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR. Eating well during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Available at: www.fhs.gov.hk/english/health_info/files/an_21.pdf. (Accessed on 24 October 2013.)

4. 'Selenium.' Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: — Health Professional Fact Sheet. N.p., n.d. Web. . Accessed on 12 Feb 2014.

5. Koletzko B, et al. J Perinat Med 2008; 36: 5-14.

6. The Royal Women's Hospital. Vitamin D and pregnancy. Available at: www.thewomens.org.au/vitamindandpregnancy. (Accessed on 24 October 2013.)

7. Agency Response Letter GRAS Notice GRN No. 137 http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fcn/fcn DetailNavigation.cfm?rpt=grasListing&id=137 (Accessed on 1 November, 2013)


*Bioavailability can be broadly defined as including the absorption and utilization of a nutrient.

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