Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Assessment

by Food and Nutrition Board and Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309073111
• ISBN13: 9780309073110
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"