Recommended dietary allowance for iron
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Recommended dietary allowance for iron
It is important to get enough iron in your diet. To find out how much iron you or your children need every day, see the table below.1
| Men | Adult | |
| Women | Adult (age 50 on) | |
| Adult (ages 19 to 50) | | |
| Pregnant | | |
| Lactating | | |
| Adolescents (ages 9 to 18) | Girls | |
| Boys | | |
| Children (birth to age 8) | Ages 4 to 8 | |
| Ages 1 to 3 | | |
| Infants (7 months to 1 year) | | |
| Infants (birth to 6 months) | |
References
Citations
Panel on Micronutrients, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine–National Academy of Sciences (2001). Dietary reference intakes: Recommended intakes for individuals, vitamins. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc, pp. 772–773. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Credits
| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology |
| Last Updated | May 7, 2007 |
| Last updated: | May 07, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology |
| Editors: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW, Pat Truman, MATC |
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