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Posted by Padre on 23 Aug 2012 at 15:35 GMT

Some recommendations for Sodium (adults)

USA 10th ed of RDA (1989): 500 mg/day sodium
http://www.nap.edu/openbo...

Now in USA new DRI and AI values 1200 - 1500 mg/day sodium
http://www.iom.edu/Activi...
http://www.iom.edu/Global...
And:
http://www.nap.edu/catalo...
http://www.nap.edu/catalo...

Now in Hungary, from 11 years old children: 2000 mg/day sodium
http://www.hazipatika.com...

Some countries in Europe (in 2003): 500 - 3500 mg/day sodium
(on page 9)
http://ec.europa.eu/food/...

Australia and New Zealand: 460 - 920 mg/day sodium
http://www.nrv.gov.au/nut...
(Excellent source of informations!)

Historical Comparison of RDIs, RDAs and DRIs, 1968 to Present
and Comparison of Current RDIs, New DRIs and ULs

http://www.crnusa.org/abo...
http://www.crnusa.org/abo...

Why not here data, onto the sodium and potassium?


http://en.wikipedia.org/w...

Some rankings in 2011
1 New Zealand (9,5 point)
8 Australia (8,8 point)
24 USA (7,1 point, and in 2002: 7,6 point)
54 Hungary (4,6 point) :-((

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