The RDI of vitamins is good for you! Honest!

Ok, it's not strictly research, but have any other Aussies read the National Health and Medical Research Council's recommended daily intakes of vitamins and minerals?

I was reading the entry for magnesium the other day, and was rather suprised to read that while the recommended intake for kids (4 to eight year olds, to be precise) is 130mg, the upper level considered safe...

is 110mg.

So basically, it's suggested that kids need to eat more magnesium than the government is willing to say is safe for them. *amused*

I've read their justification - it's not a typo, and there's no erratum up on their site.

If anyone's curious enough to go see for themselves, you can download the pdf from here (it's quite large, I warn you!), or you can look at their site here.