Dietary Reference Intake Tables

Recommended dietary allowances rda adequate intakes ai tolerable upper intake levels ul dri values are summarized in tables to make it easy to find a specific value for a person based on their life stage and sex.

Dietary reference intake tables. Rdas are set to meet the needs of almost all 97 to 98 percent individuals in a group. Dietary reference intakes for calcium and vitamin d washington dc. And renders authoritative judgments on the relationships among food intake nutrition and health. Dietary reference intakes for calcium and vitamin d 1106 dietary reference intakes for calcium and vitamin d dietary reference intakes dris.

This table taken from the dri reports see www nap edu presents recommended dietary allowances rdas in bold type and adequate intakes ais in ordinary type followed by an asterisk. Rdas and ais may both be used as goals for individual intake. Summary tables dietary reference intakes estimated average requirements 530 recommended dietary allowances and adequate intakes vitamins 532 recommended dietary allowances and adequate intakes elements 534 recommended dietary allowances and adequate intakes total water and macronutrients 536 acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges. The 2010 values for calcium and vitamin d have replaced the 1997 values that appeared previously.

Recommended dietary allowances and adequate intakes vitamins food and nutrition board institute of medicine national academies life stage group vitamin a µg d a vitamin c mg d vitamin d µg d b c. Dietary reference intakes tables. For example part of a table of ear values for macronutrients and vitamins is shown below. These documents are issued by the food and nutrition board of the institute of medicine national academy of sciences the food and nutrition board addresses issues of safety quality and adequacy of the food supply.

Dietary reference intakes institute of medicine. Dietary reference intakes dri the dietary reference intakes dri include two sets of nutrient intake goals for individuals the recommended dietary allowance rda and adequate intake ai. The ul is the highest level at which you can consume a nutrient without it being too much as nutrient intake increases beyond the ul the risk of health problems resulting from that nutrient increases. The national academies of science engineering and medicine.

Establishes principles and guidelines of adequate dietary intake. The rda reflects the average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the needs of most healthy people.