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1 How well does the Belgian population comply with the DRV s for vitamins and minerals? Karin De Ridder, PhD, MD Head of team Nutrition & Health Scientific Institute of Public Health WIV-ISP Juliette Wytsmanstraat Brussels Belgium T sarah.bel@wiv-isp.be

2 Dietary reference values (DRV s) (EAR) Adequate intake (AI) (PRI) (UL) 2

3 VITAMINS Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B6 Folic acid (B9) Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Vitamin D 3

4 Vitamin B1 - Thiamine Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age/gender) food.97 mg/d mg/day 81% % population < PRI Food+sup 1.14 mg/d mg/day : 76% :73% % of population with intake < PRI (food only) y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y male female (15-64 y) 4

5 Total vitamin B1 Mean contribution to total vitamin B1 intake (%) Supplements Cakes and sweet biscuits Fruits, nuts and seeds, olives Potatoes and other tubers Non-alcoholic beverages Vegetables Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Cereal and cereal products Meat, meat products and substitutes

6 Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age/gender) % population < PRI food 1.25 mg/d mg/day : 63% :62% Food+sup 1.38 mg/d mg/day : 61% :56% % of population with intake <PRI (food only) y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y male female 6

7 Total vitamin B2 Mean contribution to total vitamin B2 intake (%) Fruits, nuts and seeds, olives Supplements Sugar and confectionery Cakes and sweet biscuits Non-alcoholic beverages Vegetables Cereals and cereal produts Meat, meat products and substitutes Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages

8 Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxin Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age/gender) % population < PRI food 1.52 mg/d.6-3 mg/day : 8% :77% Food+sup 1.71 mg/d.6-3 mg/day : 76% :68% % of population with intake < PRI male female Upper Limit (~age) 5-25 mg/day % > UL (Food+sup) : % :.4% y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y 8

9 Total vitamin B6 Mean contribution to total vitamin B6 intake (%) Supplements Fish, shellfish and amphibians Non-alcoholic beverages Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Fruits, nuts and seeds, olives Potatoes and other tubers Vegetables Cereal and cereal products Meat, meat products and substitutes

10 Vitamin B9 Folic acid Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age) food 22 μg/d 1-3 μg/day 79% Food+sup 236 μg/d 1-3 μg/day 7% 3 Mean Intake Folic Acid (μg/d) % of population < PRI y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y food only food + supplements 1

11 Total Folic Acid Mean contribution to total folic acid intake (%) Supplements Non-alcoholic beverages Meat, meat products and substitutes Fruits, nuts and seeds, olives Potatoes and other tubers Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Vegetables Cereal and cereal products

12 Vitamin B12 - cobalamine Mean intake Recommendation AI (~age) Prevalence of inadequate intake food 4.33 μg/d μg/day : low :low(3-9)/na(1-64) Food+sup 5.58 μg/d μg/day : low :low(3-9)/na(1-64) Mean intake of vitamin B y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y food only food + supplements 12

13 Total vitamin B12 Mean contribution to total vitamin B12 intake (%) Supplements Cereal and cereal products Cakes and sweet biscuits Eggs and egg products Fish, shellfish and amphibians Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Meat, meat products and substitutes

14 Vitamin C L-ascorbic acid Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age) food 82 mg/d 6-11 mg/day 76% Food+sup 89 mg/d 6-11 mg/day 71% % of population with intake < PRI % of population < PRI male female y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y 14

15 Total Vitamin C Mean contribution to total vitamin C intake (%) Supplements Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Meat, meat products and substitutes Potatoes and other tubers Non-alcoholic beverages Fruits, nuts and seeds, olives Vegetables

16 Vitamin D Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age) food 3.76 μg/d 1-15 μg/day NA Food+sup 1 μg/d 1-15 μg/day NA Mean intake Vitamine D (μg/d) Prevalence of inadequate intake y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y Upper Limit (~age) 25-5 μg/day % > UL (Food+sup) : 1% : 2% food only food + supplements 16

17 Total Vitamin D Mean contribution to total vitamin D intake (%) Eggs and egg products Supplements Fish, shellfish and amphibians Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Fats and oil Meat, meat products and substitutes

18 Mean habitual Intake of vitamins by region B1 (mg/d) B2 (mg/d) B6 (mg/d) B12 (μg/d) D (μg/d) Folic acid (μg/d) C (mg/d) Flanders Brussels 18

19 Mean habitual intake of vitamins by educational level B1 (mg/d) B2 (mg/d) B6 (mg/d) B12 (μg/d) D (μg/d) low short high long high Folic acid (μg/d) C (mg/d) 19

20 MINERALS & TRACE-ELEMENTS Calcium Sodium Iodine Iron 2

21 Calcium Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age) food 759 mg/d mg/day 78% % of population < PRI 12 % of population with intake < PRI y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y male female 21

22 Total calcium Mean contribution to total calcium intake (%) Fruits, nuts and seeds, olives Cakes and sweet biscuits Sugar and confectionery Meat, meat products and substitutes Vegetables Cereal and cereal products Non-alcoholic beverages Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages

23 Sodium Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age) food 233 mg/d to 6-2 mg/day 1 26% 1 refers to range (3 yrs old) and gram (adult) salt per day 2 =5.8 g salt/day % of population Within PRI range % of population within PRI range 3-5 y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y male female Upper Limit (~age) % > UL 23 : 63% mg/day 1 : 28% 1 6 g salt/day, American Heart Association. 23

24 Total sodium Mean contribution to total sodium intake (%) Non-alcoholic beverages Cakes and sweet biscuits Condiments, spices and sauces Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Cereal and cereal products Meat, meat products and substitutes

25 Iodine Mean intake Recommendation AI (~age) food 144 μg/d 9-15 μg/day NA 2 18 Mean habitual intake of Iodine (μg/d) Prevalence of inadequate intake Upper Limit (~age) 2-6 μg/day % > UL.1% (3-5 yrs: 1.5%) 3-5 y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y male female 25

26 Total iodine Mean contribution to total iodine intake (%) Vegetables Cakes and sweet biscuits Fish, shellfish and amphibians Meat, meat products and substitutes Milk, milk beverages and fermented milk beverages Cereal and cereal products

27 Iron Mean intake Recommendation PRI (~age;gender) % of population < PRI food 9.48 mg/d 8-15 mg/day : 36% : 96% Food+sup 9.94 mg/d 8-15 mg/day : 36% : 9% % of population with intake <PRI y 6-9 y 1-13 y y y 4-64 y Upper Limit (~age) 4-45 mg/d % > UL (food+sup) :.2% :.2% male female 27

28 Total iron Mean contribution to total iron intake (%) Fruits, nuts and seeds, olives Potatoes and other tubers Cajes and sweet biscuits Non-alcoholic beverages Sugar and confectionery Vegetables Meat, meat products and substitutes Cereal and cereal products

29 Mean habitual Intake of minerals by region calcium (mg/d) sodium (mg/d) iodine (μg/d) iron (mg/d) Flanders Brussels 29

30 Mean habitual intake of minerals by educational level calcium (mg/d) sodium (mg/d) iodine (μg/d) iron (mg/d) low short high long high 3

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