DAILY DIETARY IRON INTAKE IN BELGIUM USING DUPLICATE PORTION SAMPLING

Authors
VANCAUWENBERGH R HENDRIX P ROBBERECHT H DEELSTRA H
Citation
R. Vancauwenbergh et al., DAILY DIETARY IRON INTAKE IN BELGIUM USING DUPLICATE PORTION SAMPLING, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR LEBENSMITTEL-UNTERSUCHUNG UND-FORSCHUNG A-FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, 205(6), 1997, pp. 401-406
Citations number
130
Journal title
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR LEBENSMITTEL-UNTERSUCHUNG UND-FORSCHUNG A-FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY → ACNP
ISSN journal
14314630
Volume
205
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
401 - 406
Database
ISI
SICI code
1431-4630(1997)205:6<401:DDIIIB>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Daily dietary iron intake for adults in Belgium has been re-evaluated by duplicate portion sampling, the heating of samples in a microwave o ven absorption spectrometric determination The mean intake value for a dults (11.3+/-4.4 mg/day) is similar to levels found for most other co untries. i.e. above the recommended daily allowance of 10 mg/day for a dult men, but below the value for adult women, i.e. 15 mg/day.