Table 4. Percentage of infants and toddlers 0-24 months with micronutrient intakes above the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs)1.
| Micronutrient | UL | Non-users (foods only) |
Users (foods only) |
Users (foods + supplements) |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| 0-6 months | |||||||
| Vitamin D (mcg) | 25 | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Calcium (mg) | 1000 | 4 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Zinc (mg) | 4 | 59 | 63.4 | 6 | 60.0 | 6 | 60.0 |
| 7-12 months | |||||||
| Vitamin D (mcg) | 38 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Calcium (mg) | 1500 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Zinc (mg) | 5 | 36 | 63.2 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| 13-24 months | |||||||
| Vitamin D (mcg) | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 200 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 400 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 5.6 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Vitamin B3 (mg) | 10 | 22 | 40.0 | 7 | 38.9 | 11 | 61.1 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vitamin B9 (mcg) | 300 | 3 | 5.5 | 1 | 5.6 | 4 | 22.2 |
| Calcium (mg) | 2500 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 3000 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 65 | 51 | 92.7 | 17 | 94.4 | 17 | 94.4 |
| Zinc (mg) | 7 | 6 | 10.9 | 1 | 5.6 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Copper (mg) | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 0-24 months | |||||||
| Vitamin A (Retinol; mcg) | 600 | 46 | 22.4 | 7 | 19.4 | 7 | 19.4 |
| Iron (mg) | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 |
1
UL for certain micronutrients are not available in infants