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. 2015 Jul 23;54:1031. doi: 10.1007/s00394-015-0965-3

Erratum to: Water intake: validity of population assessment and recommendations

Joan Gandy 1,
PMCID: PMC4713949  PMID: 26201871

Erratum to: Eur J Nutr (2015) 54 Suppl (2):S11–S16 DOI 10.1007/s00394-015-0944-8

Unfortunately, the Table 1 has been incorrectly published in the original publication. The correct table is given below:

Table 1.

Recommended adequate intakes for total water (European Food Safety Authority and Institute of Medicine)

Adequate intake (L/day)
EFSA [7] IOM [10]
Age Total water intake Fluid intakea Total water intake Fluid intakea
0–6 months 0.68b 0.68b 0.70 0.70
6–12 months (IOM 7–12 months) 0.80–1.00 0.64–0.80 0.80 0.60
1–2 years 1.10–1.20 0.88–0.90
2–3 years 1.30 1.04
1–3 years 1.30 0.90
4–8 years 1.60 1.28 1.70 1.20
9–13 years
 Boys 2.10 1.68 2.40 1.80
 Girls 1.90 1.50 2.10 1.60
>14 years as adults
 Boys 2.50 2.00 3.30 2.60
 Girls 2.00 1.60 2.30 1.80
Adults
 Men 2.50 2.00 3.70 2.60
 Women 2.00 1.60 2.70 1.80
Pregnant women +0.30 +0.30 0.10
Lactation women +0.60 to 0.70 +1.10 0.90
Elderly As adults As adults As adults As adults

a80 % of total water intake; b through milk

Footnotes

The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1007/s00394-015-0944-8.


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