Old age: A diminished sense of taste and smell, loneliness, physical and mental handicaps, immobility, and chronic illness can militate against adequate dietary intake in the elderly.
The average daily dietary intake of calor ies is 2952 kcal per person.
Survey on the dietary intake status of vitamin A of children under five years old in Fujian
Relation between dietary intakes and hypertension among rural population in Shanxi Province
Comment: in a previous epidemiological study, the prevalence of dysmenorrhea was inversely associated with dietary intake of both fish oil and vitamin B12.
Information on dietary intake was collected using a validated food frequency questionnaire.
High hair Potassium is not necessarily reflective of dietary intake or nutrient status.
The average calcium intake among the urban and the rural population was only 391 milligrams, equivalent to 41% of the recommended dietary intake level.
Results are compared with norms of weight for height, body mass index (BMI), dietary intake, physical findings, and plasma levels of nutrients and nutrient-dependent substances, such as hemoglobin, thyroid hormones, transferrin, and albumin.
They said: "This pilot study suggests that dietary intake of watercress may be sufficient to modulate this potential anti-cancer pathway."