. "6 Sodium and Chloride." Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.
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Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
For children 4 to 8 years of age it is 1.2 g (53 mmol)/day (1,757 kcal ÷ 2,150 kcal × 1.5 g/day) after rounding. Chloride is assumed to be adequate in equimolar amounts to sodium; thus the AI for chloride for children 1 to 3 years of age is 1.5 g (42 mmol)/day and for 4 to 8 years of age is 1.9 g (53 mmol)/day.
Sodium and Chloride AI Summary, Ages 1 Through 18 Years
AI for Sodium for Children
1–3 years
1.0 g (42 mmol)/day of sodium
4–8 years
1.2 g (53 mmol)/day of sodium
AI for Sodium for Boys
9–13 years
1.5 g (65 mmol)/day of sodium
14–18 years
1.5 g (65 mmol)/day of sodium
AI for Sodium for Girls
9–13 years
1.5 g (65 mmol)/day of sodium
14–18 years
1.5 g (65 mmol)/day of sodium
AI for Chloride for Children
1–3 years
1.5 g (42 mmol)/day of chloride
4–8 years
1.9 g (53 mmol)/day of chloride
AI for Chloride for Boys
9–13 years
2.3 g (65 mmol)/day of chloride
14–18 years
2.3 g (65 mmol)/day of chloride
AI for Chloride for Girls
9–13 years
2.3 g (65 mmol)/day of chloride
14–18 years
2.3 g (65 mmol)/day of chloride
Adults Ages 19 Through 50 Years
Evidence Considered in Setting the AI
Data are inadequate to set an estimated average requirement (EAR), which requires an indicator of adequacy evaluated at multiple levels of intake, and an assessment of the level at which approximately half of the individuals in the life stage group would demonstrate inadequacy for that indicator. However, available evidence supports an AI of 1.5 g (65 mmol)/day for apparently healthy adults.
First, a diet that provided an average of approximately 1.5 g
