This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the history of dietary recommendations for nutrients in the United States and Canada. This discussion includes a conceptual framework that both describes ...

To evaluate dietary fibre intake from infancy to adolescence against various reference standards expressed on a body weight, age or energy intake (EI) basis and to describe age and 15-year time trends ...

WASHINGTON - A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews current evidence and updates intake recommendations known as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently released updated Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for sodium and potassium. For the adequate intake of sodium, the report ...

Healthy adults lower their cardiovascular risk by cutting daily sodium intake to at least 2,300 mg, and may lower it further by going as low as 1,500 mg, according to a new National Academies report.

WASHINGTON - A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines how to examine whether specific levels of nutrients or other food substances (NOFSs) can ...

Choline is an essential nutrient and plays a critical role in brain development, cell signaling, nerve impulse transmission, liver function, and maintenance of a healthy metabolism. Researchers have ...

FNB denotes Food and Nutrition Board, HHS Department of Health and Human Services, and USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture. By the early 20th century, it was clear that food components beyond ...

In total, 4259 obese, middle-aged subjects (1891 men and 2368 women) from the baseline examination of the XENDOS study and 1092 subjects (505 men and 587 women) from the SOS reference study were ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. This report is one of a series designed to provide guidance on the interpretation and ...

A new report updates values for sodium and potassium dietary reference intake (DRIs) and also introduces new category for sodium based on chronic disease risk reduction. Dietary Reference Intakes ...