Table 4 Calculated EADD values for the main foodstuffs consumed daily by residents in Nakuru County.

From: Fluoride distribution in selected foodstuffs from Nakuru County, Kenya, and the risk factors for its human overexposure

Age category (years)

Recommended limits

Upper tolerable limits46 (mg/day)

Three foods* (mg/day)

Five foods ** (mg/day)

Male (mg/day)

Female (mg/day)

Male

Female

Male

Female

Mean ± Stdev

Mean ± Stdev

Mean ± Stdev

Mean ± Stdev

1–3

0.7

1.0

1.3

2.00 ± 0.28

1.85 ± 0.27

5.61 ± 0.77

5.17 ± 0.74

4–8

1.0

2.0

2.2

2.76 ± 0.39

2.53 ± 0.36

7.74 ± 1.08

7.09 ± 1.02

9–13

2.0

3.0

10.0

4.10 ± 0.64

3.72 ± 0.47

11.48 ± 1.79

10.42 ± 1.31

14–18

3.0

3.0

10.0

5.66 ± 0.47

4.45 ± 0.10

15.86 ± 1.31

12.47 ± 0.27

 ≥ 19

4.0

3.0

10.0

5.30 ± 1.05

4.47 ± 0.84

14.87 ± 2.95

12.54 ± 2.36

  1. *Beans, potatoes and garden peas studied in the current work.
  2. **Beans, potatoes and garden peas studied in the current work plus maize, tomatoes and sukuma wiki whose from content had been previous studied in the literature.
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