Here are the recommended dietary allowances (RDA), according to the US Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), for nutrients for a male, age = 60 years.

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(Note: nutrients with a star indicate Adequate Intake or AI because no RDA can be established)

 vitamin A = 900 (micro-gram)
vitamin C = 90 (mg)
vitamin D = 10* (micro-gram)
vitamin E = 15 (mg)
vitamin K = 120* (micro-gram)
thiamin = 1.2 (mg)
riboflavin = 1.3 (mg)
niacin = 16 (mg)
vitamin B6 = 1.7 (mg)
foliate = 400 (micro-gram)
vitamin B12 = 2.4i (micro-gram)
pantothenic = 5* (mg)
biotin = 30* (micro-gram)
choline = 550* (mg)

calcium = 1,200* (mg)
chromium = 30* (micro-gram)
copper = 900 (micro-gram)
fluoride = 4* (mg)
iodine = 150 (micro-gram)
iron = 8 (mg)
magnesium = 420 (mg)
manganese = 2.3* (mg)
molybdenum = 45 (micro-gram)
phosphorus = 700 (mg)
selenium = 55 (micro-gram)
zinc = 11 (mg)
potassium = 4.7* (g)
sodium = 1.3* (g)
chloride = 2.0* (g)


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