Author - Emily Hope
RDI tables for carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals for adolescents 14-18 years.
Nutrient
Recommended Dietary Intake per day
Vitamin A (retinol equivalents)
Boys: 900µg
Girls: 700 µg
Vitamin B12
Boys: 2.4µg
Folate (folate equivalents)
400µg
Vitamin C
40mg
Vitamin D
AI1 = 5µg
Vitamin E
Boys: AI1 = 10mg
Girls: AI1 = 8mg
Vitamin K
AI1 = 55µg
Calcium
1300mg
Iodine
150µg
Iron
Boys: 11mg
Girls: 15mg
Zinc
Boys: 13mg
Girls: 7mg
Selenium
Boys: 70 µg
Girls: 60 µg
Sodium
AI1 = 460-920mg
1AI = Adequate Intake. An adequate Intake is used when an RDI cannot be determined. It is the average daily nutrient intake level based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intakes by a group of apparently healthy people that are assumed to be adequate.
Carbohydrate
6 servings per day1
Protein
Boys: 65g
Girls: 45g
Linoleic Acid
Boys: 12g
Girls: 8g
α-Linolenic Acid
Boys: 1.2g
Girls: 0.8g
Dietary Fibre
Boys: 28g
Girls: 22g
1Ministry of Health. Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Children and Young People (aged 2-18 years): A Background Paper – Draft for consultation.
Date:Wednesday, 18 November 2015
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