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Recommended Dietary Allowance of Iron (ICMR, 2010) for a 15 year old girl is :

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27 mg/day

ICMR Iron RDA for 15 Year Old Girl

The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97%-98%) apparently healthy individuals.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines from 2010, the specific RDA for Iron for a 15-year-old girl is established based on physiological needs during adolescence.

The recommended daily intake is:

  • 27 $\text{mg/day}$

This recommendation accounts for factors like growth and potential menstrual blood loss in adolescent females.

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