REQUIREMENTS AND INTAKE
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NB: Subjects had a very favourable diet!
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[Ref 19]
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Table Iron intake and pregnant women in Trondheim and Bergen. (Source Trygg K et al.) [Ref 23]
Recommended intake:
- Pregnancy (18 mg/day)*
- Breastfeeding (18 mg/day)*
* Normally the supply should be higher, but then cannot be covered by the diet alone (SE, 1989)