AGE GROUP
|
MILLIGRAMS PER DAY
|
Birth - 6 months
|
400
|
6 months - 1 year
|
600
|
1 to 5 years
|
800
|
6 to 10 years
|
800 - 1,200
|
11 to 24 years
|
200 - 1,500
|
Women aged 25 to 50 years
|
1,000
|
Women, pregnant or nursing
|
1,200 - 1,500
|
Postmenopausal women (50-65)
|
1,500 (1,000 if taking estrogen)
|
Women older than 65 years
|
1,500
|
|