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Table 4 Percentage of HAPIEE subjects (aged 50+) meeting the WHO recommendations and the RNI for micronutrients

From: Dietary habits in three Central and Eastern European countries: the HAPIEE study

Component

Recommended intake

Percentage meeting recommendation

  

Czech

Russia

Poland

  

male

female

male

female

male

female

WHO recommendation

       

n-size

 

3690

4223

4135

4963

4815

5044

  

%

%

%

%

%

%

Saturated fat %↕↕

0-10

5

10

4

5

3

6

Polyunsaturated fat %↕↕

6-10

58

62

69

61

17

15

Protein %↕↕

10-15

11

17

13

20

7

9

Complex carbohydrates %↕↕

55-75

0.1

0.02

0.02

0

0.04

0.05

Free sugars %↕↕

0-10

4

1

6

2

3

1

Fruit and vegetables (g)

≥400

58

77

49

60

63

73

Pulses & nuts (g)

>30

2

2

2

3

3

2

RNI

       

n-size

 

3106

3463

3477

4074

3970

4051

  

%

%

%

%

%

%

Vitamin C (mg)

≥40

97

97

92

92

98

98

Folate (μg)

≥200

80

81

86

78

89

86

Calcium (mg)

≥700

43

57

51

48

59

64

Iron (mg)

≥8.7

71

66

95

48

91

84

Magnesium (mg)

≥300 (men), ≥270 (women)

33

45

35

36

39

48

Potassium (g)

≥3.5

33

42

46

37

50

48

  1. The Reference Nutrient Intake (RNI) for 50+ year olds.
  2. ↕↕ Percentages denote contribution to non-alcohol calorie intake.