What are the Dietary Reference Intakes?
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) have been developed by the Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, with active involvement of Health Canada. The DRIs are reference values that are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets of healthy Americans and Canadians. They include the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) and Adequate Intake (AI), which is used when and RDA can not be established. The current Canadian nutrient intake recommendations are called the Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNIs). The DRIs will officially replace the RNIs once the final reports are published and accepted by Health Canada. However, many health professionals are already referring to the DRIs since they are the most up to date nutrition recommendations.
Related Questions
- A number of factors are increasing the cost of meals. Are there ways to work within the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) and meet these challenges?
- Where can I find the latest values of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)?
- Can I compare intakes with Dietary Reference Values (DRVs)?
