The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) estimates that
the average dietary calcium intake for men ranges from 871 to 1266 mg daily, and 748 to 968 mg for women, indicating that some extra calcium would be beneficial in many cases (particularly for women).
Not exact matches
A recent study of the gluten - free diets of new and experienced coeliacs found that significant numbers of adult female participants did not achieve the recommended
dietary intakes (RDI) or even the population
averages of thiamin, folate,
calcium, iron or fibre.
Current data shows that the
average diet in Americans may meet
average requirement for certain nutrients; however, a lot of other nutrients are still under consumed, such as vitamins A, D, E and C, potassium,
dietary fiber, choline, magnesium, and
calcium.
However, a person eating no WHFoods fish (which all provide about 350 milligrams of phosphorus or more per serving) and strong intake of tofu and green vegetables (
averaging over 150 milligrams of
dietary calcium per serving) could easily tip the balance in favor of
calcium.
Using previously collected information on the U.S. population and
average U.S.
dietary intake, these researchers determined that replacement of meat and dairy with soy would result in significantly improved intake of folate and vitamin K; larger amounts of
calcium, magnesium and iron; and 4 additional grams of fiber per day.