Recommended Dietary Intakes

Men			Women
	19-64	>64	19-54	>64	Pregnant	Lactating
Vitamin A (mg RE)	750	750	750	500	750	1200
Thiamin (mg)	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.0	1.2
Riboflavin (mg)	1.7	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.7
Niacin (mg niacin equivalents)	19	16	13	11	15	18
Vitamin B-6 (mg)	1.3-1.9	1.0-1.5	0.9-1.4	0.8-1.1	1.0-1.5	1.6-2.2
Total folate (mg)	200	200	200	200	400	350
Vitamin B-12 (ug)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	2.5
Vitamin C (mg)	40	40	30	30	60	75
Vitamin E (mg alpha tocopherol equivalents)	10.0	10.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	9.5
Zinc (mg)	12	12	12	12	16	18
Iron (mg)	7	7	12-16	5-7	22-36	12-16
Iodine (m g)	150	150	120	120	150	170
Magnesium (mg)	320	320	270	270	300	340
Calcium (mg)	800	800	800	1000	1100	1200
Phosphorus (mg)	1000	1000	1000	1000	1200	1200
Selenium (mcg)	85	95	70	70	80	85
Sodium (mg)	920-2300	920-2300	920-2300	920-2300	920-2300	920-2300
Potassium (mg)	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460
Protein (g)	55	55	45	45	51	61

	Infants			Young Children
	0-6 months		7-12 mths	1-3 years	4-7 years
	Breastfed	Bottlefed
Vitamin A (mg retinol equivalents)	425	425	300	300	350
Thiamin (mg)	0.15	0.25	0.35	0.5	0.7
Riboflavin (mg)	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.1
Niacin (mg niacin equivalents)	4	4	7	10	12
Vitamin B-6 (mg)	0.25	0.25	0.45	0.6-0.9	0.8-1.3
Total folate (mg)	50	50	75	100	100
Vitamin B-12 (ug)	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.5
Vitamin C (mg)	25	25	30	30	30
Vitamin E (mg alpha tocopherol equivalents)	2.5	4.0	4.0	5.0	6.0
Zinc (mg)	3	3-6	4.5	4.5	6.0
Iron (mg)	0.5	3.0	9.0	6-8	6-8
Iodine (mg)	50	50	60	70	90
Magnesium (mg)	40	40	60	80	110
Calcium (mg)	300	500	550	700	800
Phosphorus (mg)	150	150	300	500	700
Selenium (mcg)	10	10	15	25	30
Sodium (mg)	140-280	140-280	320-580	320-1150	460-1730
Potassium (mg)	390-580	390-580	470-1370	980-2730	1560-3900
Protein (g)	*	2g/kg**	1.6g/kg**	14-18	18-24

No recommendation has been made for breastfed infants under the age of 6 months. Many observations show that infants breast fed by healthy well-nourished mothers will grow at a satisfactory rate for the first 4-6 months;
** Expressed per kilogram of body weight.

	Boys			Girls
	8-11 years	12-15 years	16-18 years	8-11 years	12-15 years	16-18 years
Vitamin A (mg retinol equivalents)	500	725	750	500	725	750
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 B-6 (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 (mg)	150	200	200	150	200	200
Vitamin B-12 (ug)	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 tocopherol 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 (mg)	120	150	150	120	120	120
Magnesium (mg)	180	260	320	160	240	270
Calcium (mg)	800	1200	1000	900	1000	800
Phosphorus (mg)	800	1200	1100	800	1200	1100
Selenium (mcg)	50	85	85	50	70	70
Sodium (mg)	600-2300	920-2300	920-2300	600-2300	920-2300	920-2300
Potassium (mg)	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460	1950-5460
Protein (g)	27-39	42-60	64-70	27-39	44-55	57