It is important to get enough iron in your diet. To find out how much iron you or your children need every day, see the table below.1
| Men |
Adult |
8 mg |
| Women |
Adult (age 50 on) |
8 mg |
|
Adult (ages 19 to 50) |
18 mg |
|
|
Pregnant |
27 mg |
|
|
Lactating |
9 mg to 10 mg |
|
| Adolescents (ages 9 to 18) |
Girls |
8 mg to 15 mg |
|
Boys |
8 mg to 11 mg |
|
| Children (birth to age 8) |
Ages 4 to 8 |
10 mg |
|
Ages 1 to 3 |
7 mg |
|
|
Infants (7 months to 1 year) |
11 mg |
|
|
Infants (birth to 6 months) |
0.27 mg |
References
Citations
Panel on Micronutrients, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine–National Academy of Sciences (2001). Dietary reference intakes: Recommended intakes for individuals, vitamins. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc, pp. 772–773. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Credits
| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology |
| Last Updated | May 7, 2007 |
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