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The following recommended adequate intakes (AI) for omega-3
fatty acids were developed in 2002 by the Food and Nutrition Board
in the United States. These recommendations were based on the
previously determined Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI) in 1990 by
Health and Welfare Canada.
Table 1: Recommended Adequate Intakes (AI) for Omega-3
Fatty Acids (Food and Nutrition Board, USA, 2002).
| Life Stage |
Age |
Males (g/day) |
Females (g/day) |
| Infants |
0-6 months |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| - |
7-12 months |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Children |
1-3 years |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| - |
4-8 years |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| - |
9-13 years |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| - |
14-18 years |
1.6 |
1.1 |
| Adults |
19 years and older |
1.6 |
1.1 |
| Pregnancy |
All ages |
- |
1.4 |
| Breastfeeding |
All ages |
- |
1.3 |
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Dietary
Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty
Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients). A
report of the Panel on Macronutrients, Subcommittess on Upper
Reference Levels of Nutrients and Interpretation and Uses of
Dietary Reference Intakes, and the Standing Committee on the
Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes. National
Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2002.
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