The ICMR-NIN 2020 recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for iron for a non-pregnant, non-lactating adult Indian woman (20–39 years) is:

• A 17 mg/day ✓
• B 12 mg/day
• C 21 mg/day
• D 29 mg/day

Explanation

The ICMR-NIN 2020 guidelines revised the RDA for iron for adult Indian women (20–39 years, non-pregnant) to 17 mg/day (revised from the earlier ICMR 2010 figure of 21 mg/day). Pregnant women require 27 mg/day. This revision accounts for updated absorption coefficients using the factorial approach.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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