FOOD: FACTS

Abstract

The COMA Report of the Panel on Dietary Reference Values, published by the Department of Health in 1991, increased the recommended nutrient intake of calcium for children from 11 to 18 years of age. For girls the RNI is now 800mg daily and for boys it is 1,000mg per day. These quantities have a built‐in safety margin to allow for the range of requirements which exist. The previous recommended daily allowance was 700mg per day for both sexes. Recommendations for calcium intake during growth are higher in the USA and continue at a higher level of 1,200mg per day until 24 years of age.

Citation

(1993), "FOOD: FACTS", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 93 No. 3, pp. 39-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb059397