Table 3.
Calculation of the theoretical cadmium intake per age group according to average body weight, following the recommended weekly portions in the Healthy and Sustainable Guidelines for the Mexican Population.
| Theoretical Cd Intake for Adults | Theoretical Cd Intake for Adolescents | Theoretical Cd Intake for School Children | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Group | Recommended Portions per Week | Cd Intake (μg/per Portion) | Theoretical Cd Intake per 70 kg of BW | Recommended Portions per Week | Cd Intake (μg/per Portion) | Theoretical Cd Intake per 56 kg of BW | Recommended Portions per Week | Cd Intake (μg/per Portion) | Theoretical Cd Intake per 25 kg of BW |
| Vegetables | 31.5 | 85.415 | 1.220 | 31.5 | 73.627 | 1.315 | 28.0 | 60.267 | 2.411 |
| Fruits | 14.0 | 10.560 | 0.151 | 21 | 10.560 | 0.189 | 21.0 | 10.560 | 0.422 |
| Legumes | 10.5 | 4.418 | 0.063 | 10.5 | 4.068 | 0.073 | 10.5 | 4.068 | 0.163 |
| Cereals | 59.5 | 21.996 | 0.314 | 66.5 | 23.317 | 0.416 | 49.0 | 17.427 | 0.697 |
| Dairy | 10.5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Food of animal origin | |||||||||
| Beef | 3.5 | 0.525 | 0.008 | 3.5 | 0.525 | 0.009 | 3.0 | 0.450 | 0.018 |
| Other red meat | 3.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.5 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Chicken | 9.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.5 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Seafood | 3.5 | 2.073 | 0.030 | 3.5 | 2.073 | 0.037 | 3.5 | 2.073 | 0.083 |
| Eggs | 7.0 | 1.078 | 0.015 | 7.0 | 1.078 | 0.019 | 5.0 | 0.770 | 0.031 |
| Total per week | 126.07 μg | 1.80 μg/kg per BW | 115.25 μg | 2.06 μg/kg per BW | 95.62 μg | 3.83 μg/kg per BW | |||