Though it is by no means being called a cure, taking vitamin A during pregnancy may be able to reverse some of the effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), which are conditions caused by a fetus’s early exposure to alcohol.

Professor Abraham Fainsod of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem told the Winnipeg Free Press that vitamin A supplementation may mitigate the effects of alcohol on embryos’ central nervous systems.

Specifically, Fainsod and his colleagues are investigating the effects of retinoic acid, one form of the vitamin, on nerve cell rejuvenation. He qualified his excitement, though, by telling the news source that no amount of supplementation provides a rationalization to drink while expecting.

Retinoic acid can be found in dairy, liver oil and enriched foods, but little else, the National Institutes of Health states. Getting the recommended daily dose of vitamin A is good for eye, bone and tissue health, it adds.

For those who have limited access to fresh fruits, vegetables, liver and whole milk – and for those who simply don’t like their taste – taking an herbal supplement or multivitamin may keep the body in good working order.