The Intake of Energy and Selected Nutrients by Thai Urban Sedentary Workers: An Evaluation of Adherence to Dietary Recommendations

Table 1

The Thai Dietary Reference Intakes (Recommended Dietary Allowances and Adequate Intakes of energy and selected nutrients) for adults aged 19–50 years.

Energy and nutrients	Sex				Tolerable upper intake levels
	Males		Females
	Aged 19–30 yrs	Aged 31–50 yrs	Aged 19–30 yrs	Aged 31–50 yrs
(1) Energy (kcal/d)	2,150	2,100	1,750	1,750	ND
(2) Protein (g/d)	57	57	52	52	ND
(3) Fiber (g/d)	25	25	25	25	ND
(4) Calcium (mg/d)	800	800	800	800	2,500
(5) Phosphorus (mg/d)	700	700	700	700	ND
(6) Sodium (mg/d)	500–1,475	475–1,450	400–1,200	400–1,200	2,400
(7) Potassium (mg/d)	2,450–4,100	2,450–4,100	2,050–3,400	2,050–3,400	ND
(8) Iron (mg/d)	10.4	10.4	24.7	24.7	ND
(9) Vitamin A (µg/d)	700	700	600	600	ND
(10) Vitamin E (mg/d)	15	15	15	15	ND
(11) Vitamin B1 (mg/d)	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	ND
(12) Vitamin B2 (mg/d)	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	ND
(13) Niacin (mg/d)	16	16	14	14	ND
(14) Vitamin C (mg/d)	90	90	75	75	2,000
(15) Magnesium (mg/d)	310	320	250	260	ND
(16) Selenium (µg/d)	55	55	55	55	ND
(17) Zinc (mg/d)	13	13	7	7	ND

ND = not determined due to lack of suitable data.
Source: Thai Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy and Selected Nutrients (2003). The report may be accessed via http://nutrition.anamai.moph.go.th/temp/main/view.php?group=2&id=132.