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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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