Table 4
Chronic human dietary exposure to 25‐OH‐D3 expressed as vitamin D3 equivalents
Population class | Maximum HRP* (μg/kg body weight per day) | Default body weight† (kg) | Exposure (μg/day) | Upper tolerable level (μg/day) | % UL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infants | 0.7450 | 5 | 2.8 | 25 | 11.2 |
Toddlers | 0.8759 | 12 | 10.51 | 50 | 21.05 |
Other children | 0.8390 | 23 | 19.29 | 50 | 38.58 |
Adolescents | 0.5617 | 52.4** | 29.43 | 100 | 29.43 |
Adults | 0.4243 | 70 | 29.7 | 100 | 29.7 |
Elderly | 0.3217 | 70 | 22.4 | 100 | 22.4 |
Very elderly | 0.3335 | 70 | 23.34 | 100 | 23.34 |
*HRP: highest reliable percentile
**Average of 43.4 and 61.3 kg.
†EFSA Scientific committee (2012).