Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Assessment - Hardcover

Institute Of Medicine; Food And Nutrition Board; Standing Committee On The Scientific Evaluation Of Dietary Reference Intakes; Subcommittee On Interpretation And Uses Of Dietary Reference Intakes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0309073111 ISBN 13: 9780309073110

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2001

Synopsis

Since 1994 the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board has been involved in developing an expanded approach to developing dietary reference standards. This approach, the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), provides a set of four nutrient-based reference values designed to replace the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) in the United States and the Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNIs) in Canada. These reference values include Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), Adequate Intake (AI), and Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL). To date, several volumes in this series have been published. This new book, Applications in Dietary Assessment, provides guidance to nutrition and health research professionals on the application of the new DRIs. It represents both a "how to" manual and a "why" manual. Specific examples of both appropriate and inappropriate uses of the DRIs in assessing nutrient adequacy of groups and of individuals are provided, along with detailed statistical approaches for the methods described. In addition, a clear distinction is made between assessing individuals and assessing groups as the approaches used are quite different. Applications in Dietary Assessment will be an essential companion to any-or all-of the DRI volumes.

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"An essential reference for nutritionists and for those in the health professions who are concerned with planning meals or making recommendations on nutrition."

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A Report of the Subcommittees on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes and Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients, and the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Food and Nutrition Board

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0309073111
• ISBN 13: 9780309073110
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 305