8 Dietary Reference Intakes

Question 1

traditional requirements Can vs Usa

Answer 1

Can = Recommended nutrient intake (RNI)
Usa = Recommended daily allowance (RDA)

Question 2

4 reference values of DRIs

- used for?

Answer 2

EAR 
RDA
AI
UL
- "planning" and "assessing diets" of health people
- BEYOND disease prevention

Question 3

EAR

Answer 3

estimated average requirement
- meets requirements of HALF of the healthy individuals in a particular life stage/gender

used for:

• planning how much a GROUP should consume
• assessment of nutrient intakes of individual or group

Question 4

Difference between former values and DRI’s

Answer 4

former values - classical deficiency indicators
DRI’s - reduce risk of chronic disease
- considers life stage and other factors

Question 5

optimal health

Answer 5

diet minimizing risk of chronic disease

Question 6

RDA

Answer 6

recommended dietary allowance

• Sufficient for nearly all (98%) healthy individuals
• 2 standard deviations from EAR

Used for:
- individual planning

Question 7

AI

Answer 7

Adequate Intake

• based on observed or experimentally approximations
• when EAR and RDA can’t be determined

Used for:

• planning individuals
• assessment for individuals (no ERA RDA)
• assessment for groups (no EAR)

Question 8

UL

Answer 8

tolerable upper limit
- pose no risk to almost all individuals

Guards against oversonsumption
used for planning and assessment

Question 9

Infants assigned AI based on

Answer 9

Breast Milk

Question 10

DRI’s used for

Answer 10

planning and assessment

• everyone is different
• people eat food, not nutrients

Question 11

Issues with DRI’s 4

Answer 11

applies to healthy people
estimates ‘averages’ (variability)
each DRI serves unique purpose
all used in planning and assessment of groups/individuals