Magnesium Dietary References, Institute of Medicine (USA): Dietary Reference Intakes - The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006)


Dietary references values for Magnesium according to Institute of Medicine (USA): Dietary Reference Intakes - The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006)1.

Dietary reference values as published by the Institute of Medicine (USA) in a 2006 selective summary of previously established reference values.

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): Average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97%–98%) healthy individuals; often used to plan nutritionally adequate diets for individuals.

mg/day: milligram per day

1.00 - 
3.99 years
male
80 mg/day
1.00 - 
3.99 years
female
80 mg/day
4.00 - 
8.99 years
male
130 mg/day
4.00 - 
8.99 years
female
130 mg/day
9.00 - 
13.99 years
male
240 mg/day
9.00 - 
13.99 years
female
240 mg/day
14.00 - 
18.99 years
male
410 mg/day
14.00 - 
18.99 years
female
360 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
male
400 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
female
310 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
male
420 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
female
320 mg/day
51.00 - 
69.99 years
male
420 mg/day
51.00 - 
69.99 years
female
320 mg/day
70.00 - 
years
male
420 mg/day
70.00 - 
years
female
320 mg/day
 - 
18.99 years
lactating
360 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
lactating
310 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
lactating
320 mg/day
 - 
18.99 years
pregnant
400 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
pregnant
350 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
pregnant
360 mg/day

Adequate Intake

Adequate Intake (AI): Intake at this level is assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy; established when evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA.

mg/day: milligram per day

0.00 - 
0.49 years
male
30 mg/day
0.00 - 
0.49 years
female
30 mg/day
0.50 - 
0.99 years
male
75 mg/day
0.50 - 
0.99 years
female
75 mg/day

Estimated Average Requirement

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR): Average daily level of intake estimated to meet the requirements of 50% of healthy individuals; usually used to assess the nutrient intakes of groups of people and to plan nutritionally adequate diets for them; can also be used to assess the nutrient intakes of individuals.

mg/day: milligram per day

1.00 - 
3.99 years
male
65 mg/day
1.00 - 
3.99 years
female
65 mg/day
4.00 - 
8.99 years
male
110 mg/day
4.00 - 
8.99 years
female
110 mg/day
9.00 - 
13.99 years
male
200 mg/day
9.00 - 
13.99 years
female
200 mg/day
14.00 - 
18.99 years
male
340 mg/day
14.00 - 
18.99 years
female
300 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
male
330 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
female
255 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
male
350 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
female
265 mg/day
51.00 - 
69.99 years
male
350 mg/day
51.00 - 
69.99 years
female
265 mg/day
70.00 - 
years
male
350 mg/day
70.00 - 
years
female
265 mg/day
 - 
18.99 years
lactating
300 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
lactating
255 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
lactating
265 mg/day
 - 
18.99 years
pregnant
335 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
pregnant
290 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
pregnant
300 mg/day

Tolerable Upper Intake Level

Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL): Maximum daily intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects.

mg/day: milligram per day

1.00 - 
3.99 years
65 mg/day
4.00 - 
8.99 years
110 mg/day
9.00 - 
13.99 years
350 mg/day
14.00 - 
18.99 years
350 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
350 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
350 mg/day
51.00 - 
69.99 years
350 mg/day
70.00 - 
years
350 mg/day
 - 
18.99 years
lactating
350 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
lactating
350 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
lactating
350 mg/day
 - 
18.99 years
pregnant
350 mg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
pregnant
350 mg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
pregnant
350 mg/day

Sources

1
Institute of Medicine (US). (2006). Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements. (Consensus Study Report). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.17226/11537 at 2019-05-12.