Micronutrients & recovery
Specific demographic groups fail to meet recommended intakes for key micronutrients (folate, vitamin D, iron, calcium), necessitating targeted supplementation advice for those groups.
If you are pregnant or planning pregnancy, over 50, a woman of childbearing age, or an adolescent, ensure you are meeting specific micronutrient needs (folate, vitamin D, iron, calcium) through diet or supplements as advised by health authorities, as general dietary guidelines may not be sufficient for your specific physiological stage.
age groups with specific higher intake requirements often do not meet these, i.e. concerning folate (for women with a pregnancy wish), vitamin D (people above 50), iron (women of childbearing age) and calcium (adolescents)... This observation underlines the advice of the Health Council of the Netherlands to these specific groups with regard to the use of folate and vitamin D supplements.
Why this rating
Based on national survey data comparing habitual intake against dietary reference intakes.
Source
Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2007-2010 : Diet of children and adults aged 7 to 69 years
van Rossum Ctm et al. · Rivm Repository (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) · 2011
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