DRI, Dietary reference intakes : calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D, and fluoride /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
Subjects:	Nutritional Requirements. Nutrition Policy > United States. Nutrition Policy > Canada. Calcium, Dietary. Phosphorus, Dietary. Magnesium. Vitamin D. Fluorides.

Table of Contents:

Dietary reference intakes
Introduction
What are dietary reference intakes?
categories of DRIs
Uses of dietary reference intakes
Comparison with other countries
Parameters for dietary reference intakes
Summary
Calcium and related nutrients: overview and methods
Overview
Methodological considerations
Nutrietn intake estimates
Dietary intakes in the United States and Canada
Use of adequate intake rather than estimated average requirement
A model for the development of tolerable upper intake levels
background information
A model for derivation of tolerable upper intake levels
Risk assessment and food safety
Application of the risk assessment model to nutrients
Steps in the development of the UL
Glossary
Calcium
Background information
Estimating requirements for Calcium
Findings by life stage and gender group
Tolerable upper intake levels
Research recommendations
Phosphorus
Background information
Estimating requirements for phosphorus
Findings by life stage and gender group
Tolerable upper intake levels
Research communications
Magnesium
Background information
Estimating requirements for magnesium
Findings by life stage and gender group
Tolerable upper intake levels
Research recommendations
Vitamin D
Background information
Estimating requirements for Vitamin D
Findings by life stage and gender group
Tolerable upper intake levels
Research recommendations
Fluoride
Background information
Estimating requirements for Fluoride-- Findings by life stage and gender group
Tolerable upper intake levels
Research recommendations
Uses of dietary reference intakes
Overview
Using recommended dietary allowances
Using adequate intakes
Using tolerable upper intake levels
Using estimated average requirements
Other uses of dietary reference intakes
Addressing discrepancies between usual intake and the AI
Summary
Appendixes
Origin and framework of the development of dietary reference intakes
Acknowledgments
Options for dealing with uncertainties
1994 CSFII adjusted data for calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium
Model for estimating calcium intake for desirable calcium retention
Biographical sketches of committee, subcommittee, panel members and staff.