Glucose food intake recommendations

Chromium(III) is an essential nutrient required for maintaining normal glucose metabolism. The NRC established estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intakes (ESADDIs) of 10-80 pg/day for children aged 1-3 years 30-120 pg/day for children aged 4-6 years, and 50-200 pg/day for children aged 7 years or older (NRC 1989). These recommendations were derived by extrapolating the adult ESADDI value of 50-200 pg/day on the basis of expected food intake. 

IV.A), this ion is currently officially recognized as an essential micronutrient for humans (577, 578). The recently published values of Dietary Reference Intakes of Crflll) in the United States and Canada (ranging from 0.2 to 5.5 pg day for infants or from 20 to 45 pg day for adults) (578) are significantly lower than the previously accepted values of Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) (from 10 pg day for infants to 200 pg day for adults) (577). Measurements of Cr(III) contents in food sources suggested that up to 90% of the population in industrialized countries receive less than adequate amounts of dietary Cr(III). These amounts can be further decreased by carbohydrate- and fat-based diets, which promote Cr(III) excretion (3). As the biological activity of Cr(III) has been related to improvements in glucose and fat metabolism (579), the use of... 

Thiamine is a cofactor of enzymes involved in energy metabolism, therefore the required amount ofthe vitamin is mainly related to the amount of utiUsable carbohydrates (n-glucose) received in the food. For every4200 kj (1000 kcal) ofenergy derived from carbohydrates, an intake of 0.4-0.6 mg of thiamine is recommended. For adults with a daily energy intake of12 600 kJ (3000 kcal), the recommended... 

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