The New Recommendations for Dietary Antioxidants Selenium

The New Recommendations for Dietary Antioxidants

A Response and Position Statement by the Linus Pauling Institute

Summary: The Food and Nutrition Board has increased the RDA for vitamin C to 90 mg/day for men and 75 mg/day for women. The RDA for vitamin E was increased to 15 mg/day for men and women. The RDA for selenium was decreased for men to 55 micrograms/day and unchanged for women at 55 micrograms/day. No RDA was established for beta-carotene. Additionally, the FNB set upper intake levels for vitamins C (2,000 mg/day) and E (1,000 mg/day) and selenium (400 micrograms/day). LPI contends that there is substantial scientific evidence to support higher intakes of vitamins C and E and selenium and that there is little justification for the new upper intake level for vitamin C.

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/s-s00/recommend.html

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