This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the history of dietary recommendations for nutrients in the United States and Canada. This discussion includes a conceptual framework that both describes ...

WASHINGTON - A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews current evidence and updates intake recommendations known as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) ...

To evaluate dietary fibre intake from infancy to adolescence against various reference standards expressed on a body weight, age or energy intake (EI) basis and to describe age and 15-year time trends ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews current evidence and updates intake recommendations known as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for sodium and ...

Vitamin D and calcium have been the focus of much research since the Institute of Medicine set nutritional reference values for them in 1997. Known as Dietary Reference Intakes, the values for these ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. This report is one of a series designed to provide guidance on the interpretation and ...