"Dietary reference intake" refers to the suggested amounts of nutrients (like vitamins and minerals) that people of different ages, genders, and health conditions need from their diet to stay healthy.
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The scientists who reviewed the vitamin D findings fall heavily into this camp: trials «typically provide the highest level of scientific evidence relevant for
dietary reference intake development,» they wrote.
In 2005, the National Academy of Sciences established a set
of Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for protein that included age and gender specific Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for protein.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division sets daily
dietary reference intakes for vitamins and minerals.
Although there aren't specific
dietary reference intake recommendations for soluble fiber — as with total fiber — the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services» therapeutic lifestyle changes, or TLC, diet for lowering cholesterol provides recommendations specifically for soluble fiber intake.
Protein Requirements According to the Canadian
Dietary Reference Intake guidelines: sedentary adult women require 46 grams of protein per day, while sedentary adult males require 56 grams to avoid deficiency.
Carbohydrates in Your Diet Carbohydrate Dietary Reference Intakes
In 2001, the Institute of Medicine
increased dietary reference intakes of Vitamin K to 90 microg / d for females and 120 microg / d for males, an increase of 50 % from previous recommendations.
The
estimated Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for iron in males aged 19 and older is 8 mg daily; females aged 19 — 50 should get 18 mg daily, and 8 mg daily for females 51 and older.
As a guideline, the
US Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) / Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein is 46 grams each day for adult women and 56 grams each day for men, while the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that the average American male consumes 102 grams of protein per day and the average female eats about 70 grams.
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M. Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein and amino acids.
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DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES Caygill and coworkers (1998) showed an inverse correlation between breast cancer incidence and both the current diet (p < 0.001) and the diet 20 years previously (p < 0.001).
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DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES â $ cents Attempt to relate changes in the colonic microflora due to fiber ingestion to functional endpoints (e.g., decreased irritable bowel syndrome, increased laxation).