Table 1

Minerals and vitamin D recommended intakes in growing preterm infants.

Requirements

ESPGAN [32]

LSRO [31]

Atkinson [33]

Rigo [34]

1987

2002

2005

2007

Calcium (mg/kg/day)

70–140

150–220

120–200

100–160

Phosphorus (mg/kg/day)

50–90

100–130

60–140

60–90

Vitamin D (I.U./day)

800–1600

200–1000

800–1000

(I.U./kg/day)

90–225

150–400

Bozzetti and Tagliabue Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009 35:20   doi:10.1186/1824-7288-35-20