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Teenager, Want To Take Prenatal Vitamins For Healthy Skin, Hair And Nails. Opinion?

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Posted on Tue, 28 May 2013
Question: my 15 year old daughter wants to take pre natal vitamins to make hair, skin, and nails healthy. what do you think about this? Are there any health concerns or reasons not to let her do this.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (1 hour later)
Hi and welcome to XXXXXXX Thank you for your query.
In general there is no reason not to take it. It can only be helpful. But just be sure that she takes it properly and in adequate dosage. Most important vitamins for these things are biotic and vit C. Other important are folic acid, vitamin A may be toxic in high doses so be sure not to take it too much.it can be found in carrot and red beet so it is better to take VIT A from these sources than from supplements.
WIsh you good health. If you have any question I ll be glad to help.
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Teenager, Want To Take Prenatal Vitamins For Healthy Skin, Hair And Nails. Opinion?

Hi and welcome to XXXXXXX Thank you for your query.
In general there is no reason not to take it. It can only be helpful. But just be sure that she takes it properly and in adequate dosage. Most important vitamins for these things are biotic and vit C. Other important are folic acid, vitamin A may be toxic in high doses so be sure not to take it too much.it can be found in carrot and red beet so it is better to take VIT A from these sources than from supplements.
WIsh you good health. If you have any question I ll be glad to help.