Beer : Health and Nutrition

Table 4.1 Nutritional recommendations.
Men Women
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19–24 25–50 51+ 19–24 25–50 51+
Weight (kg) 72 79 77 58 63 65
Height (cm) 177 176 173 164 163 160
Resting energy expenditure (kcal/day)* 1780 1800 1530 1350 1380 1280
Average energy allowance (kcal/kg)† 40 37 30 38 36 30
Average energy allowance (kcal/day)† 2900 2900 2300 2200 2200 1900
Protein (g) 58 63 63 46 50 50
Vitamin A (retinol equivalents) 1000 1000 1000 800 800 800
Vitamin D (µg) 10 5 5 10 5 5
Vitamin E (mg) 10 10 10 8 8 8
Vitamin K (µg) 70 80 80 60 65 65
Vitamin C (mg) 60 60 60 60 60 60
Thiamine (mg) 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Ribo avin (mg) 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2
Niacin (mg equiv) 19 19 15 15 15 13
Vitamin B (mg) 2 2 2 1.6 1.6 1.6
6
Folate (µg) 200 200 200 180 180 180
Vitamin B (µg) 2 2 2 2 2 2
12
Calcium (mg) 1200 800 800 1200 800 800
Phosphorus (mg) 1200 800 800 1200 800 800
Magnesium (mg) 350 350 350 280 280 280
Iron (mg) 10 10 10 15 15 10
Zinc (mg) 15 15 15 12 12 12
Iodine (µg) 150 150 150 150 150 150
Sodium (mg) >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500
Chloride (mg) >750 >750 >750 >750 >750 >750
Potassium (mg) >2000 >2000 >2000 >2000 >2000 >2000
Chromium (µg) 50–200 50–200 50–200 50–200 50–200 50–200
Molybdenum (µg) 75–250 75–250 75–250 75–250 75–250 75–250
Copper (mg) 1.5–3 1.5–3 1.5–3 1.5–3 1.5–3 1.5–3
Manganese (mg) 2–5 2–5 2–5 2–5 2–5 2–5
Fluoride (mg) 1.5–4 1.5–4 1.5–4 1.5–4 1.5–4 1.5–4
Selenium (µg) 70 70 70 55 55 55
*REE represents the energy expended by a person at rest.
†Rounded values that take into consideration an estimated degree of daily physical activity.
Note: For a diet containing alcohol the recommendation is that the population average should have 15% of total dietary energy in the form of protein, 47% as carbohydrate
and 33% as fat.
Source: Boyle & Zayla (1996) and, in turn, based on the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences.