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Summary Table: Recommended Intakes for Individuals
Pages 287-289

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From page 287...
... For healthy breastfed infants, the AI is the mean intake. The AI for other life-stage and gender groups is believed to cover needs of all individuals in the group, but lack of data or uncertainty in the data prevent being able to specify with confidence the percentage of individuals covered by this intake.
From page 288...
... . 1 DEE = 1 fig food folate = 0.6 fig of folic acid from fortified food or as a supplement consumed with food = 0.5 fig of a supplement taken on an empty stomach.
From page 289...
... h In view of evidence linking folate intake with neural tube defects in the fetus, it is recommended that all women capable of becoming pregnant consume 400 fig from supplements or fortified foods in addition to intake of food folate from a varied diet. i It is assumed that women will continue consuming 400 fig from supplements or fortified food until their pregnancy is confirmed and they enter prenatal care, which ordinarily occurs after the end of the periconceptional period the critical time for formation of the neural tube.


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