Dietary Reference Intake Magnesium

This report on calcium and related nutrients is the first in a series of reports that presents dietary reference values for the intake of nutrients by americans and canadians.

Dietary reference intake magnesium. Dri is the general term for a set of reference values used to plan and assess nutrient. A magnesium intake of 5 mg 0 21 mmol kg day appeared to meet some but not all of the younger children s needs. Dietary reference values for magnesium efsa journal 2015 13 7 4186 3 for both sexes combined average magnesium intake ranged from 72 to 120 mg day 25 45 mg mj 9 2 12 7 mg kg body weight per day in infants 1 year of age.

Dietary reference intake and food sources for magnesium the rdas for magnesium for adults between ages nineteen and thirty are 400 milligrams per day for males and 310 milligrams per day for females. This approach considers the range of average magnesium intakes estimated by efsa from dietary surveys in children and adults in nine eu countries. A guide to accessing and interpreting the data published by health canada in 2006.

The first volume of dietary reference intakes includes calcium phosphorus magnesium vitamin d and fluoride. The overall project is a comprehensive effort undertaken by the standing committee on the scientific evaluation of dietary r. For adults above age thirty the rda increases slightly to 420 milligrams per day for males and 320 milligrams for females.

Table 1 dietary reference intakes for magnesium by life stage group dri values mg day eara rdab aic uld e males females males females males females life stage group ndf 0 through 6 mo 30 30 7 through 12 mo 75 75 nd 1 through 3 y 65 65 80 80 65 4 through 8 y 110 110 130 130 110 9 through 13 y 200 200 240 240 350 14 through 18 y 340 300 410 360. For children aged 1 to 3 years an ai for magnesium is set at 170 mg day for both sexes. For adults an ai for magnesium is set at 350 mg day for men and 300 mg day for women.

From 153 to 188 mg day 35. Mitting incorporation of materials on the dietary reference intakes extracted from the canadian community health survey 2 2 nutrition focus. Intake recommendations for magnesium and other nutrients are provided in the dietary reference intakes dris developed by the food and nutrition board fnb at the institute of medicine of the national academies formerly national academy of sciences.

The second book in the series presents information about thiamin riboflavin niacin vitamin b6 folate vitamin b12 pantothenic acid biotin and choline.