Fluoride intakes of young male adults in the United States.
The total daily fluoride intake for young male adults living in four geographical areas of the United States has been estimated by the analysis of "market basket collections" obtained in 1975 and 1977. The fluoride intake in 1975 vaired from 0.912 mg/day in an unfluoridated city (Kansas City, Mo.) to 1.720 mg/day in a fluoridated city (Atlanta, Ga.). The 1977 collection from San Francisco, Calif. contained more fluoride (1.636 mg/day) than the 1975 collection (1.213 mg/day). The level of intake found in this study is less than that reported by San Filippo and Battistone (Clin. Chem. Acta 31: 453, 1971) who analyzed similar collections from Baltimore, Md. in 1967 to 1968 (2.09 to 2.34 mg/day). This study, as well as the earlier one, indicates that relatively low levels of fluoride are being consumed in the United States by the young adult male 16 to 19 years of age.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000032:analysis; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis; D005638:Fruit / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D014481:United States; D014675:Vegetables / Q000032:analysis
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005459:Fluorides