| Age
Group | Requirements
(mg /per day) | |
| Infants
and Children | | |
1
- 3 years 4
- 8 years | 7 10 | Because
of rapid growth and development |
| Men | | |
9
- 13 years 14
- 18 years 19+
years | 8 11 8 | For
marinating their iron stores and haemoglobin levels |
| Women | | |
9
- 13 years 14
- 18 years 19
- 50 years 51+
years | 8 15 18 8 | Puberty
promotes quick and rapid growth spurt in adolescents so the need for iron is high.
Women of childbearing age have increased need because of the losses from menstruation. With
increasing age the need for iron declines |
| Pregnancy | | |
| 18
years and above | 27 | The
growing foetus has high requirements of iron, which needs to be supplemented through
mum's diet.
The blood loss during childbirth adds on to the needs, The reason
for which an iron supplement is recommended for pregnant women. |
