Recommended Daily Intake - Medical Online Nutrition

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The RDI is a figure defined by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) in Australia as:

"the level of intake of essential nutrients considered adequate to meet the needs of practically all healthy people"

Table 1: Recommended dietary intakes for adults

	MEN		WOMEN
	19-64 yrs	64 yrs	19-54 yrs	54+ yrs	Pregnant	Lactating
Vitamin A	750	750	750	750	+0	+450
mcg retinol equivalents Thiamin (mg)	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.7	+0.2	-0.4
Riboflavin (mg)	1.7	1.3	1.2	1.0	+0.3	-0.5
Niacin (mg) niacin equivalents	19	16	13	11	+2	-5
Vitamin B6 (mg)	1.3-1.9	1.0-1.5	0.9-1.4	0.8-1.1	+0.1	+0.7-0.8
Total Folate (mcg)	200	200	200	200	+200	-150
Vitamin B12 (mcg)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	+1.0	+0.5
Vitamin C (mg)	40	40	30	30	+30	+45
Vitamin E (mg) alpha tocopheral equivalents	10.0	10.0	7.0	7.0	+0	+2.5
Zinc (mg)	12	12	12	12	+4	+6
Iron (mg)	7	7	12-16	5-7	+10-20	+0
Iodine (mcg)	150	150	120	120	+30	+50
Magnesium (mg)	320	320	270	270	+30	+70
Calcium (mg)	800	800	800	1000	+300	+400
Phosphorous (mg)	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	+200	+200
Selenium (mcg)	85	85	70	70	+10	+15
Sodium (mmol)	40-100	40-100	40-100	40-100	+0	+0
Sodium (mg)	920-2,300	920-2,300	920-2,300	920-2,300	+0	+0
Potassium (mmol)	50-140	50-140	50-140	50-140	+0	+0
Potassium (mg)	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460	+0	+0
Protein (g)	55	55	45	45	+6	+16
	*Expressed as mean daily intake

Table 2: Recommended dietary intakes for children over 7 years*

	BOYS			GIRLS
	8-11 yrs	12-15 yrs	16-18 yrs	8-11 yrs	12-15 yrs	16-18 yrs
Vitamin A	500	725	750	500	725	750
(mcg retinol equivalents) Thiamin (mg)	0.9	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.0	0.9
Riboflavin (mg)	1.4	1.8	1.9	1.3	1.6	1.4
Niacin (mg) niacin equivalents	15	20	21	15	18	16
Vitamin B6 (mg)	1.1-1.6	1.4-2.1	1.5-2.2	1.0-1.5	1.2-1.8	1.1-1.6
Total Folate (mcg)	150	200	200	150	200	200
Vitamin B12 (mcg)	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.5	2.0	2.0
Vitamin C (mg)	30	30	40	30	30	30
Vitamin E (mg alpha tocopheral equivalents)	8.0	10.5	11.0	8.0	9.0	8.0
Zinc (mg)	9	12	12	9	12	12
Iron (mg)	6-8	10-13	10-13	6-8	10-13	10-13
Iodine (mcg)	120	150	150	120	120	120
Magnesium (mg)	180	260	320	160	240	270
Calcium (mg)	800	1,200	1,000	900	1,000	800
Phosphorous (mg)	800	1,200	1,100	800	1,200	1,100
Selenium (mcg)	50	85	85	50	70	70
Sodium (mmol)	26-100	40-100	40-100	26-100	40-100	40-100
Sodium (mg)	600-2,300	920-2,300	920-2,300	600-2,300	920-2,300	920-2,300
Potassium (mmol)	50-140	50-140	50-140	50-140	50-140	50-140
Potassium (mg)	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460	1,950-5,460
Protein (g)	27-38	42-60	64-70	27-39	44-55	57
	*Expressed as mean daily intake

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