| Total folate and folic acid intakes from foods and dietary supplements of US children aged 1-13 y. | |
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PMID: 20534747 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Total folate intake includes naturally occurring food folate and folic acid from fortified foods and dietary supplements. Recent reports have focused on total folate intakes of persons aged > or =14 y. Information on total folate intakes of young children, however, is limited. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to compute total folate and total folic acid intakes of US children aged 1-13 y by using a statistical method that adjusts for within-person variability and to compare these intakes with the Dietary Reference Intake guidelines for adequacy and excess. DESIGN: Data from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, were analyzed. Total folate intakes were derived by combining intakes of food folate (naturally occurring and folic acid from fortified foods) on the basis of 24-h dietary recall results and folic acid intakes from dietary supplements on the basis of a 30-d questionnaire. RESULTS: More than 95% of US children consumed at least the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for folate from foods alone. More than one-third (35%) of US children aged 1-13 y used dietary supplements, and 28% used dietary supplements containing folic acid. Supplement users had significantly higher total folate and folic acid intakes than did nonusers. More than half (53%) of dietary supplement users exceeded the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for total folic acid (fortified food + supplements) as compared with 5% of nonusers. CONCLUSIONS: Total folate intakes of most US children aged 1-13 y meet the EAR. Children who used dietary supplements had significantly higher total folate intakes and exceeded the UL by >50%. |
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Authors:
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Regan L Bailey; Margaret A McDowell; Kevin W Dodd; Jaime J Gahche; Johanna T Dwyer; Mary Frances Picciano |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2010-06-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of clinical nutrition Volume: 92 ISSN: 1938-3207 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Clin. Nutr. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-21 Completed Date: 2010-08-12 Revised Date: 2011-08-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376027 Medline TA: Am J Clin Nutr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 353-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. baileyr@mail.nih.gov |
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Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Diet / statistics & numerical data* Diet Records Dietary Supplements / utilization* Female Folic Acid / administration & dosage* Humans Infant Male Nutrition Policy Nutrition Surveys Questionnaires |
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59-30-3/Folic Acid |
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