Daily Fluoride Intake with optimal fluoridation as reported by McClure during the 1940s
Age	1-3	4-6	7-9	10-12	19-70
Fluoride Intake mg/kg/day	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.02
Total Intake mg/day	.417 - .825	.556 - 1.105	.695 - 1.380	.866 - 1.725	1.0 - 1.5

McClure, Frank J., Ingestion of fluoride and dental caries - quantitative relations based on food and water requiremen! ts of children 1 to 12 years old, American Journal Diseases of Children, 66:362, 1943.

Current Recommended Adequate Intake of Fluoride NRC Institute of Medicine misrepresents McClure's dosage figures
Age	1-3	4-6	7-9	10-12	19-70
Fluoride Intake mg/kg/day	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Total Intake mg/day	.4 - .8	.65 - 1.2	.8 - 1.75	1.25 - 2.7	3.05 - 3.8

Di! etary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences 1999.