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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 51, 436-445, Copyright © 1990 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Questioning riboflavin recommendations on the basis of a survey in China

TC Campbell, T Brun, JS Chen, ZL Feng and B Parpia
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.

Riboflavin status was surveyed in adults aged 35-64 y in 65 counties (two communes per county) in the People's Republic of China by erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity coefficients (EGRACs), by urinary excretion of riboflavin 4 h after the oral administration of 5 mg riboflavin (one commune per county), and by direct measurement of food intake over a 3-d period (one commune per county). EGRAC data were highly correlated between sexes (p less than 0.001) and between neighboring communes within the same county (p less than 0.001) and with riboflavin intake (p less than 0.001). The urinary-riboflavin-load test data were not correlated either with EGRAC or with riboflavin intake. Approximately 90% of the survey subjects were found to be deficient by Western and Chinese reference standards and allowances. Upon reconsideration of the Western experimental data originally used to establish these recommendations, it is suggested that riboflavin allowances are set too high both in China and in Western countries.


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