. In contrast, supplement users had iron
intake of 76.9 ± 48.5 mg, which was three times higher
than the RNI (24 mg) and the iron intake exceeded the
UL in 65% of the supplement users. Some supplement
users also took prescribed iron supplements in addition
to over-the-counter multi-vitamin supplements, while
others took higher dose of iron supplements than the
prescribed dosage. This raises a potential problem that
some pregnant women, non-anemic, non-iron deficient,
might consume unnecessarily high amounts of general
iron prophylaxis during pregnancy