Values to Know
Hth Sci 3BB3 2020
Fibre (Intake)
Women 19-50 years of age (adults): 25 g/day
Men 19-50 years of age (adults): 38 g/day
AMDRs
Protein 10-35%
Carbs 45-65%
Lipids 20-35%
Sodium (Intake)
Potassium (Intake)
Adults: <2300 mg/day
Adults: 4700 mg/day
Calcium (Intake)
Adults (Men 19-70, Women 19-50): 1000 mg/day
Older adults (Women >50, Men > 70): 1200 mg/day
Iron Intake & Related Values (Appendix C from text):
Adult Men: 8 mg/day
Adult Women (premenopausal): 18 mg/day
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
Men: 140 - 174 g/L
Women: 123-157 g/L
Men: 0.43-0.52
Women: 0.37-0.46
**GOOD to know iron values, won’t need for testing:
{Serum Iron: 7-36 nmol/L}
{Ferritin (stored Fe): 10-250 μg/L}**
Blood Glucose
Normal range 3.3-5.8 mmol/L
Lipoproteins (adult values)
LDL cholesterol
HDL cholesterol
Total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol
Triglycerides
<3.5 mmol/L
>1.0 mmol/L
<5.0 mmol/L
<1.7 mmol/L