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For the first time, daily dietary lithium intake for adults in Belgium has been evaluated by duplicate portion sampling, the heating of the samples in a microwave oven and atomic absorption spectrometric determination of the element. The mean intake value for adults (8.6±4.6 μg/day) is very low compared to the scarce literature data. Since the lithium requirement of humans and animals is still unknown, no comparison could be made with RDA values.
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Received: 20 October 1997
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Van Cauwenbergh, R., Hendrix, P., Robberecht, H. et al. Daily dietary lithium intake in Belgium using duplicate portion sampling. Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 208, 153–155 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050393
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050393