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Estimated Fluoride Intake of Average Two-year-old Children in Four Dietary Regions of the United States
Robert H. Ophaug
Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, 435 Delaware St. S.E., 4-225 Millard Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Leon Singer
Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, 435 Delaware St. S.E., 4-225 Millard Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Barbara F. Harland
Division of Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 "C" Street, S. W., Washington, D.C. 20204
Analysis of toddler "Market Basket" food collections indicates that an average two-year-old child living in cities with water supplies containing 0.37 to 1.04 ppm of fluoride has a daily fluoride intake of 0.315 to 0.610 mg/day (0.025 to 0.049 mg/kg body weight) from food, water, and beverages.
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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 59, No. 5,
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DOI: 10.1177/00220345800590050501
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