What these experts can't agree on is the appropriate ratio of
the recommended dietary components.
Not exact matches
In 1968, FDA established these
recommended amounts, known as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for each of 12 vitamins, 7 minerals, and other food
recommended amounts, known as
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for each of 12 vitamins, 7 minerals, and other food
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for each of 12 vitamins, 7 minerals, and other food
components.
The inference or «subtraction» method (testing other
components and assuming the remainder is carbohydrates) is never
recommended for testing «available carbohydrates» (i.e. non-fiber carbohydrates) and yet many studies will still use the subtraction method because it is cheaper and it's the international «standard», thanks to the push to label
dietary fiber.
The essential nutrient minerals for humans, listed in order by weight needed to be at the
Recommended Dietary Allowance or Adequate Intake are potassium, chlorine, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, copper, iodine, chromium, molybdenum, selenium and cobalt (the last as a
component of vitamin B12).
Protein is a key
component of everyone's diet however the
recommended dietary intakes for protein vary by age and by a child's current
dietary intake and activity level.
Future evaluation of
dietary patterns, including their nutrient and food
components, in cohort studies and randomized trials is
recommended.