Estimation of Iron Physiological Requirement in Chinese Children using Single Stable Isotope Tracer Technique

This study is to obtain precise data on iron physiological requirements in Chinese children using single stable isotope tracer technique.Thirty boys (10.6 ± 0.2 years) and 27 girls (10.4 ± 0.2 years) were received oral 6 mgThe iron physiological requirement was significantly lower in boys than those values in girls (16.88 ± 7.12This study indicate that iron physiological requirement could require more daily iron intake in girls as compare with the values in boys having the same body weight. These findings would be facilitate to the new revised dietary reference intakes.