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Table 2 Total Dietary Micronutrients and Macronutrients

From: Food Alone May Not Provide Sufficient Micronutrients for Preventing Deficiency

TOTAL

MEN

WOMEN

TOTAL MICRONUTRIENT ENTRIES

170 (100 VITAMIN & 70 MINERAL ENTRIES)

170 (100 VITAMIN & 70 MINERAL ENTRIES)

TOTAL GROUP INDIVIDUAL MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES

78

60

TOTAL CALORIC AVERAGE DEFICIENCY

92.6% -7.4% DEFICIENCY

97.3% -2.7% DEFICIENCY

TOTAL VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES

40 40% DEFICIENCY

29 29% DEFICIENCY

TOTAL MINERAL DEFICENCIES

38 54.2% DEFICIENCY

31 44.2% DEFICIENCY

TOTAL MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY

78 45.8% DEFICIENCY

60 35.2% DEFICIENCY

GROUP I & II MALE & FEMALE MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY

40.5% DEFICIENCY