Vitamin requirements: an updated review

Nutrition Research Newsletter, July-August, 1993

Conclusions: The reviewers conclude, "Although we are on more certain ground than we were in 1987, the recommendations made in this review must be regarded as temporary. As the links between vitamin nutriture and certain age-associated chronic diseases and degenerative changes are elucidated, our concept of vitamin RDAs may also change." In summary, the current RDAs, for older adults for riboflavin, vitamin [B.sub.6], vitamin D, and vitamin [B.sub.12] are too low, those for thiamin, vitamin C, and folate are appropriate, and the vitamin A RDA is probably too high.

Robert M Russell and Paolo M Suter, Vitamin Requirements of Elderly People: An Update, American J Clinical Nutrition 58(1).-4-14 (July 1993) 162 refs [Reprints: Robert M Russell, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111]

Additional reading

Elaine B Feldman, Aspects of the Interrelations of Nutrition and Aging--1993, American J Clinical Nutrition 58(1):1-3 (July 1993) [Correspondence: Elaine B Feldman, Room CB 3207 A, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta GA 30912-3102]

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