Iron goals for Men

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hewhoiscd
hewhoiscd Posts: 1,029 Member
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Howdy,

Been doing some research, including searching this site. From what I understand, Men my age (40yo) need 8mg of iron per day and the DV% amounts on food labels are for 18mg per day. Is this correct?

If it is, then I need to set my goal on MFP to 44%, right? Since 8 is 44% of 18.

I'm fairly sure I have it all figured out properly, but I would like some reassurance :D

Link of interest:
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron/#h4

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  • hewhoiscd
    hewhoiscd Posts: 1,029 Member
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    Have I stumped the panel?
  • tjwhitta
    tjwhitta Posts: 3 Member
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    Hi, I have been doing some research and just set my goal % at 44% also. Is that correct? What is the mg value for the 100% goal on this site? Is it 18mg?

    Thanks.

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