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pianoperformer · 06-09-2008, 06:32 PM

No, 500 is too low...

Source: http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/20/004/0.pdf as linked from DRI Tables : Dietary Guidance : Food and Nutrition Information Center

It varies by age, but it looked like the minimum was largely 1500, and certainly never less than 1000. Note I think the units in the table are grams, so divide by 1000. The maximums were between 2-2.5 G.

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pianoperformer Love in Action (Mod) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,527	No, 500 is too low... Source: http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/20/004/0.pdf as linked from DRI Tables : Dietary Guidance : Food and Nutrition Information Center It varies by age, but it looked like the minimum was largely 1500, and certainly never less than 1000. Note I think the units in the table are grams, so divide by 1000. The maximums were between 2-2.5 G.