No recommended intake levels have been established for sulfur.
Since most Western diets are high in protein, the majority of
diets probably supply enough sulfur. Most dietary sulfur is
consumed as part of certain amino acids in protein-rich foods.
Meat and poultry, organ meats, fish, eggs, beans, and dairy
products are all good sources of sulfur-containing amino acids.
Sulfur also occurs in garlic and onions and may be partially
responsible for the health benefits associated with these
items.1 Deficiencies of sulfur have not been documented,
although a protein-deficient diet could theoretically lead to a
deficiency of sulfur. Low levels of cystine, and therefore
possibly sulfur, were reported many years ago in people with
arthritis, but this association is far from proven.2 Last
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