What are Daily Reference Intake values?
A. Daily Reference Intake (DRI) values for essential nutrients are established by the Committee on Dietary Allowances of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences. These “recommendations” are based on the judgement of the Committee as to available scientific knowledge regarding the known nutritional needs of almost all healthy individuals. Since the RDIs are defined for “almost all healthy persons”, there is no consideration given to special needs that require special nutritional attention. Whereas the older term “Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)” defined the minimum doses of vitamins and minerals derived from all dietary sources that should be taken daily to prevent nutritional deficiencies, the newer term “DRI” defines adequate doses of micronutrients that contribute positively to a state of good health. Typically Isotonix products meet or exceed DRI values.
