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Recommended Dietary
Allowances of Vitamin C
| Age - years |
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Vitamin C |
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| Infants |
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30-35 mg |
| Children 1-3 |
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40 mg |
| Children 4-10 |
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45 mg |
| Males 11-14 |
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50 mg |
| Males 15 + |
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60 mg |
| Females 11-14 |
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50 mg |
| Females 15 + |
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60 mg |
| Pregnancy |
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70 mg |
| Lactation |
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95 mg |
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SOURCE : Harission, Recommended Dietary
Allowances,10th Edition, National Academy Press, 1989
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Vitamin C
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