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USDA RDA Vitamin Recommendations In 1997, the USDA updated its recommendations for the daily vitamin intake known as the RDA. The new set of guidelines are called the DRI - Dietary Reference Intakes. This set of changes is still being discussed by the medical community, and can of course be changed going forward. However, it's good to have a basic guideline of how much of eat vitamin to eat. I am showing values for an adult female - the values for children and for men varies. Make sure you pay CLOSE attention to the units for each vitamin. Often times, manufacturers will use different units when they market their products. The number given is the old (1989) RDA value, unless starred. A starred number is the 1997 DRI value. Vitamin A - 800ug Vitamin B6 - 1.6mg Vitamin B12 - 2.0ug Vitamin D - 5ug* Vitamin E - 8mg Vitamin K - 65ug Vitamin C - 60mg Calcium - 1000mg* Flouride - 3.1mg* Folate - 180ug Iodine - 150ug Iron - 15mg Magnesium - 320mg* Niacin - 15mg Phosphorus - 700mg* Riboflavin - 1.3mg Selenium - 55ug Thiamin - 1.1mg Zinc - 12mg Protein - 50g | Previous Features | Site Map
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