New Dietary Reference Intakes

The dris represent the most current scientific knowledge on nutrient needs of healthy populations.

New dietary reference intakes. Institute of medicine 2011 previously adaptions in intestinal absorption were not considered. Dietary reference intakes dri were based on calcium balance studies institute of medicine 2011 both iom and efsa considered the increases in intestinal calcium absorption during pregnancy therefore recommended that non pregnant requirements be applied to pregnant women efsa nda panel 2015a. The industry is prepared to update food labels to reflect new nutrient recommendations and views upcoming changes as an opportunity to harmonize nutrition information across the dietary guidelines for americans 2005 mypyramid gov and the food label. The dietary reference intakes dris are developed and published by the institute of medicine iom.

Establishes principles and guidelines of adequate dietary intake. Please note that individual requirements may be higher or lower than the dris. Dietary reference intakes dris represent the new approach adopted by the food and nutrition board to providing quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes for use in a variety of settings replacing and expanding on the past 50 years of periodic updates and revisions of the recommended dietary allowances rdas.