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Dietary protein recommendations for children

The World Health Organization has defined universal protein recommendations for children. National health authorities also provide recommendations for protein. Below your will find protein recommendations for children from national health authorities around the world.

Southeast Asia

Source: Health Hub. Recommended Dietary Allowances. Accessed October 2020.

Dietary protein recommendations for children 1

Source: Ministry of Health Vietnam. National guidelines on nutrition for Vietnamese. 2016

Dietary protein recommendations for children 2

Source: Ministry of Health Malaysia. Recommended nutrient intakes for Malaysia. 2017

Dietary protein recommendations for children 6

Source: Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology. Philippine Dietary reference intakes. 2018

Dietary protein recommendations for children 3

Source: Ministry of Health Indonesia. Nutrition recommendations. 2019

Dietary protein recommendations for children 4

Source: China dietary reference intakes – protein. 2013

Europe

Dietary protein recommendations for children 8

Source: Eiwitten. Voedingscentrum. Accessed October 2020

Dietary protein recommendations for children 5

Source: Public Health England. Government Dietary Recommendations. 2016

Africa

Dietary protein recommendations for children 7

Source:  Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (2002/2005) and Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate (2005).