Dietary Reference Intakes

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

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Contents; 3 Summary; 4 I. Historical Perspective and Background; 5 1 Introduction and Background; 6 2 Current Uses of Dietary Reference Standards; 7 II. Application of DRIs for Individual Diet Assessment; 8 3 Using Dietary Reference Intakes for Nutrient Assessment of Individuals; 9 III. Application of DRIs for Group Diet Assessment; 10 4 Using the Estimated Average Requirement for Nutrient Assessment of Groups; 11 5 Using the Adequate Intake for Nutrient Assessment of Groups; 12 6 Using the Tolerable Upper Intake Level for Nutrient Assessment of Groups; 13 7 Specific Applications: Assessing Nutrient Intakes of Groups Using the Dietary Reference Intakes; 14 IV. Fine-Tuning Dietary Assessment Using the DRIs; 15 8 Minimizing Potential Errors in Assessing Group and Individual Intakes; 16 9 Research Recommended to Improve the Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes; 17 10 References; 18 Appendix A: Origin and Framework of the Development of Dietary Reference Intakes; 19 Appendix B: Nutrient Assessment of Individuals: Statistical Foundations; 20 Appendix C: Assessing Prevalence of Inadequate Intakes for Groups: Statistical Foundations; 21 Appendix D: Assessing the Performance of the EAR Cut-Point Method for Estimating Prevalence; 22 Appendix E: Units of Observation: Assessing Nutrient Adequacy Using Household and Population Data; 23 Appendix F: Rationale for Setting Adequate Intakes; 24 Appendix G: Glossary and Abbreviations; 25 Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Subcommittee Members; 26 Index; 27 Summary Table: Estimated Average Requirements; 28 Summary Table: Tolerable Upper Intake Levels; 29 Summary Table: Recommended Intakes for Individuals