Dietary Reference Intakes : The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements

by Otten, Jennifer J.

• ISBN13: 9780309100915
• ISBN10: 0309100917
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-30
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Summary

Responding to the expansion of scientific knowledge about the roles of nutrients in human health, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine developed a set of nutrient reference values for healthy people, termed the Dietary Reference Intakes. These replace and expand upon the old Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) in the United States and the Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNIs) in Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
PART I: DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION	3	(164)
Introduction to the Dietary Reference Intakes	5	(14)
Applying the Dietary Reference Intakes	19	(50)
PART II: ENERGY, MACRONUTRIENTS, WATER, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY	69	(1)
Macronutrients, Healthful Diets, and Physical Activity	70	(12)
Energy	82	(12)
Physical Activity	94	(8)
Dietary Carbohydrates: Sugars and Starches	102	(8)
Fiber	110	(12)
Dietary Fat: Total Fat and Fatty Acids	122	(18)
Cholesterol	140	(4)
Protein and Amino Acids	144	(12)
Water	156	(11)
PART III: VITAMINS AND MINERALS	167	(256)
Vitamins
Vitamin A	170	(12)
Vitamin B6	182	(6)
Vitamin B12	188	(8)
Biotin	196	(6)
Vitamin C	202	(9)
Carotenoids	211	(7)
Choline	218	(6)
Vitamin D	224	(10)
Vitamin E	234	(10)
Folate	244	(10)
Vitamin K	254	(8)
Niacin	262	(8)
Pantothenic Acid	270	(4)
Riboflavin	274	(6)
Thiamin	280	(6)
Minerals
Calcium	286	(10)
Chromium	296	(8)
Copper	304	(8)
Fluoride	312	(8)
Iodine	320	(8)
Iron	328	(12)
Magnesium	340	(10)
Manganese	350	(6)
Molybdenum	356	(6)
Phosphorus	362	(8)
Potassium	370	(10)
Selenium	380	(6)
Sodium and Chloride	386	(11)
Sulfate	397	(5)
Zinc	402	(12)
Arsenic, Boron, Nickel, Silicon, and Vanadium	414	(9)
PART IV: APPENDIXES	423	(70)
A. Acknowledgments	425	(4)
B. Biographical Sketches	429	(6)
C. Methods	435	(12)
D. Glossary and Acronyms	447	(12)
E. DRI Values for Indispensable Amino Acids by Life Stage and Gender Group	459	(7)
F. Conversions	466	(8)
G. Iron Intakes and Estimated Percentiles of the Distribution of Iron Requirements from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), 1994--1996	474	(11)
H. Standard Deviation of Requirements for Nutrients with an EAR	485	(2)
I. Estimates of Within-Subject Variation in Intake	487	(6)
Index	493	(36)
Summary Tables	529
References