title: Dietary fluoride intake of 15-19-year-old male adults residing in the United States.
abstract: The average daily dietary fluoride intakes of 15-to-19-year-old males were estimated from the analysis of 24 FDA "market basket" food collections made from 1975 to 1982. The data indicate that 15-to-19-year-old males residing in fluoridated (greater than 0.7 ppm) cities had an average daily dietary fluoride intake of 1.85 mg/day when the diet provided an estimated caloric intake of 11.72 megajoules (2800 calories). In non-fluoridated cities, with less than 0.3 ppm in the drinking water, the average dietary fluoride intake was 0.86 mg/day. The beverages and drinking water contributed an average of 75 +/- 2% of the daily dietary fluoride intake.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis; D004032:Diet; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides