TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutritive Value of Processed Meats
AU - Krinke, U. Beate
AU - Liebman, Bonnie
AU - Wolfe, Sidney
PY - 1982/11/25
Y1 - 1982/11/25
N2 - To the Editor: In reference to the letter regarding processed meats (July 15 issue),1 does Ms. Liebman or Dr. Wolfe own a unique copy of Recommended Dietary Allowances (ninth edition)?2 My copy states (on page 178) that the “estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intake” of sodium for an adult should range from 1100 to 3300 mg (or 48 to 143 meq) per day. How can 500 to 625 mg be “about three times a person's daily need”? Did Liebman and Wolfe confuse milligrams and milliequivalents? I, too, promote healthy eating, and with variety and moderation as a guideline.
AB - To the Editor: In reference to the letter regarding processed meats (July 15 issue),1 does Ms. Liebman or Dr. Wolfe own a unique copy of Recommended Dietary Allowances (ninth edition)?2 My copy states (on page 178) that the “estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intake” of sodium for an adult should range from 1100 to 3300 mg (or 48 to 143 meq) per day. How can 500 to 625 mg be “about three times a person's daily need”? Did Liebman and Wolfe confuse milligrams and milliequivalents? I, too, promote healthy eating, and with variety and moderation as a guideline.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198211253072213
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198211253072213
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7133090
AN - SCOPUS:0020491344
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 307
SP - 1402
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 22
ER -