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Table 1 Estimated Average Requirements for iron, vitamin A, and average intakes for calcium and vitamin D

From: Food and nutrition security of adolescents and young adults NEETs and non-NEETs in two low socioeconomic urban settlements in South Africa

Micronutrient	Age	Female	Male
*Iron	18 years	7.9 mg	7.7 mg
	19–24 years	8.1 mg	6 mg
*Vitamin A	18 years	360 µg	485 µg
	19–24 years	500 µg	625 µg
^αCalcium	18 years	1100 mg	1100 mg
	19–24 years	800 mg	800 mg
^αVitamin D	18 years	10 µg	10 µg
	19–24 years	10 µg	10 µg

Data sources: Food and Nutrition Board and Institute of Medicine * Food & Nutrition Board (2001),^αIOM (2011) [9]

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