Children 1 Through 3 Years of Age
EAR 500 mg/day Calcium
RDA 700 mg/day Calcium
Children 4 Through 8 Years of Age
EAR 800 mg/day Calcium
RDA 1,000 mg/day Calcium
Children 9 Through 13 Years of Age
Adolescents 14 Through 18 Years of Age
EAR 1,100 mg/day Calcium
RDA 1,300 mg/day Calcium

From: 5, Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy: Calcium and Vitamin D

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Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee to Review Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D and Calcium; Ross AC, Taylor CL, Yaktine AL, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011.
Copyright © 2011, National Academy of Sciences.

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