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Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc
TABLE 7-1 Copper Concentration in Human Milk
Reference
Study Group
Stage of Lactation
Milk Concentration (μg/L)
Estimated Copper Intake of Infants (μg/d)a
Picciano and Guthrie, 1976
50 women
6–12 wk
245
190
Vaughan et al., 1979
38 women, 19–42 y
1–3 mo
430
330
4–6 mo
330
260
7–9 mo
300
180
10–12 mo
240
140
13–18 mo
290
170
19–31 mo
280
170
Vuori and Kuitunen, 1979
27 women
2 wk
600
470
20 wk
250
150
Vuori et al., 1980
15 women, 24–35 y
6–8 wk
360
280
17–22 wk
210
160
Higashi et al., 1982
21 women, 21–35 y
1 mo
450
350
3 mo
290
230
5 mo
200
160
Dewey and Lonnerdal, 1983
20 women
1 mo
250
2 mo
230
3 mo
220
4 mo
200
5 mo
150
6 mo
200
Fransson and Lonnerdal, 1984
15 milk samples
2–4 mo
320
250
Casey et al., 1985
11 women, 26–39 y
8 d
590
460
14 d
490
380
21 d
420
320
28 d
410
320
Lipsman et al., 1985
7–13 teens
1 mo
350
270
2 mo
290
230
3 mo
380
290
4 mo
280
220
5 mo
210
160
6 mo
200
120
7 mo
190
110
Front Matter (R1-R24)
Summary (1-28)
1 Introduction to Dietary Reference Intakes (29-43)
2 Overview and Methods (44-59)
3 A Model for the Development of Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (60-81)
4 Vitamin A (82-161)
5 Vitamin K (162-196)
6 Chromium (197-223)
7 Copper (224-257)
8 Iodine (258-289)
9 Iron (290-393)
10 Manganese (394-419)
11 Molybdenum (420-441)
12 Zinc (442-501)
13 Arsenic, Boron, Nickel, Silicon, and Vanadium (502-553)
14 Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes (554-579)
15 A Research Agenda (580-586)
Appendix A Origin and Framework of the Development of Dietary Reference Intake (587-590)
Appendix B Acknowledgments (591-593)
Appendix C Dietary Intake Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994 (594-643)
Appendix D Dietary Intake Data from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), 1994-1996 (644-653)
Appendix E Dietary Intake Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Total Diet Study, 1991-1997 (654-673)
Appendix F Canadian Dietary Intake Data, 1990 (674-679)
Appendix G Biochemical Indicators for Iron, Vitamin A, and Iodine from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994 (680-691)
Appendix H Comparison of Vitamin A and Iron Intake and Biochemical Indicators from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994 (692-696)
Appendix I Iron Intakes and Estimated Percentile of the Distribution of Iron Requirements from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), 1994-1996 (697-703)
Appendix J Glossary and Acronyms (704-708)
Appendix K Conversion of Units (709-709)
Appendix L Options for Dealing with Uncertainties (710-714)
Appendix M Biographical Sketches of Panel and Subcommittee Members (715-728)
Index (729-769)
Summary Table, Dietary Reference Intakes: Recommended Intakes for Individuals, Vitamins (770-771)
Summary Table, Dietary Reference Intakes: Recommended Intakes for Individuals, Elements (772-773)
