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Table 2.

Nutritional constraints on daily intake used in the MD and MP models

	Women 31–60 years		Men 31–60 years

Nutrient	Min	Max	Min	Max
Energy (kcal)	2,100^a	2,630^b	2,630^a	2,960^b
Fat in% of TE	25%^c	40%^c	25%^c	40%^c
Carbohydrates in% of TE	45%^c	60%^c	45%^c	60%^c
Protein in% of TE	10%^c	20%^c	10%^c	20%^c
SFA in% of TE	–	10%^c	–	10%^c
PUFA in% of TE	5.0%^c	10%^c	5.0%^c	10%^c
MUFA in% of TE	10%^c	20%^c	10%^c	20%^c
Fiber (g)	30^d	–	30^d	–
Calcium (mg)	800^d	2,500^e	800^d	2,500^e
Folate (mg)	300^d	1,000^e	300^d	1,000^e
Iodide (µg)	150^d	600^e	150^d	600^e
Iron (mg)	15^d	25^e	9^d	25^e
Magnesium (mg)	280^d	–	350^d	–
Niacin equivalents (NE^f)	14^d	–	18^d	3,000^e
Phosphorus (mg)	600^d	3,000^e	600^d	3,000^e
Potassium (mg)	3,100^d	–	3,500^d	–
Riboflavin (mg)	1.2^d	–	1.5^d	–
Selenium (µg)	50^d	300^e	60^d	300^e
Sodium (mg)	–	2,400^e	–	2,400^e
Thiamine (mg)	1.1^d	–	1.3^d	–
Vitamin A (RE^g)	700^d	3,000^e	900^d	3,000^e
Vitamin B12 (µg)	2.0^d	–	2.0^d	–
Vitamin B6 (mg)	1.2^d	25^e	1.5^d	25^e
Vitamin C (mg)	75^d	1,000^e	75^d	1,000^e
Vitamin D (α-TE^h)	10^d	100^e	10^d	100^e
Vitamin E (µg)	8.0^d	300^e	10^d	300^e
Zink (mg)	7.0^d	25^e	9.0^d	25^e

PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA: saturated fatty acids; TE: total energy. Reference data from Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) (36).

PAL 1.6

PAL 1.8

NNR recommendations

recommended daily intake

tolerable upper intake

niacin equivalents: 1 niacin equivalent=1 mg niacin=60 mg tryptophan

retinol equivalents: 1 retinol equivalent=1 µg retinol=12 µg β-carotene

α-tocopherol equivalents: 1 α-tocopherol equivalent=1 mg RRR-α-tocopherol.