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Chromium intake, absorption and excretion of subjects consuming self-selected diets.
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The American journal of clinical nutrition [Am J Clin Nutr] 1985 Jun; Vol. 41 (6), pp. 1177-83. - Publication Year :
- 1985
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Abstract
- Chromium (Cr) content of the self-selected diets of 10 adult males and 22 females was determined. Each subject collected duplicate food and beverage samples on a daily basis for seven consecutive days. The 7-day average intake for males was 33 +/- 3 micrograms (mean +/- SEM), range 22-48 micrograms, and intake for females was 25 +/- 1, range 13-36. Mean Cr intake per 1000 cal was approximately 15 micrograms. Approximately 90% of the diets analyzed were below the minimum suggested safe and adequate daily intake for Cr of 50 micrograms. Chromium absorption was inversely related to dietary intake; absorption at a dietary Cr intake of 10 micrograms was approximately 2% and, with increasing intake to 40 micrograms, Cr absorption decreased to 0.5%. These data demonstrate that the average daily intake of chromium from self-selected diets is well below the minimum suggested safe and adequate intake and that Cr absorption, at levels found in typical US diets, is inversely related to dietary intake.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0002-9165
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of clinical nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 4003325
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/41.6.1177