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Table 4 DRI compliance stratified by race/ethnicity

From: Food group intake patterns and nutrient intake vary across low-income Hispanic and African American preschool children in Atlanta: a cross sectional study

 

Below DRI n (%)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic

African-American

Protein

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Carbohydrates

8 (19.0%)

12 (19.0%)

Calcium

13 (31.0%)

24 (38.1%)

Iron

13 (31.0%)

14 (22.2%)

Zinc

1 (2.4%)

5 (7.9%)

Vitamin D

40 (95.2%)

61 (96.8%)

  1. Percentage of children below the DRI (RDA) for macronutrients and selected micronutrients.
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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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