DRI Values

Question 1

DRI meaning and purpose

Answer 1

Dietary Reference Intakes; A committee of nutrition experts from the U.S. and Canada who publishes and updates nutritional data.

Question 2

RDA meaning and purpose

Answer 2

Recommended Dietary Allowances; these are standards that are set to meet the dietary needs of almost all healthy people and are backed up by solid research.

Question 3

AI meaning and purpose

Answer 3

Adequate Intakes; this group serves the same purpose as the RDA, but is not as proven scientifically and based on some educated guesswork.

Question 4

UL meaning and purpose

Answer 4

Tolerable Upper Intake Levels; this committee sets appropriate consumption levels of nutrients to ensure safe levels in between toxicity.

Question 5

EAR meaning and purpose

Answer 5

Estimated Average Requirements; establishes nutrient requirements for differing genders, health needs and stages in life.

Question 6

AMDR meaning and purpose

+ Carbohydrate, Fat and Protein proportions

Answer 6

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges; this sets healthy intake levels of the specific groups; carbohydrate, protein, and fat.
45 to 65% from Carbs
20 to 35% from Fat
10 to 35% from Protein

Question 7

Formula for calculating percentage of calories from energy nutrients

Answer 7

(A nutrient’s calorie amount divided by total calories) x 100