The following represents the professional opinion and best judgment of David H. Swenson, Ph.D., H.H. Dow Professor of Chemistry at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan. This dosage is appropriate for a 70-100 lb. Infant to 15 lb. NVD is Nutrivene-D, manufactured by International Nutrition, and the version shown is the current version.
Questions arise regarding changes made in the formula over the past two years.
Vitamin A and carotene levels were lowered because vitamin A appears to stabilize at acceptable levels in most children on the formula at the new dose. Previous levels of vitamin A pushed the upper end of the normal range. Carotene was lowered since some children with DS were developing an orange carotene hue in the skin. This is not dangerous, but was considered cosmetically undesirable. Folic acid was lowered for several reasons, which came together in a similar time frame.