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Title DRI, dietary reference intakes [electronic resource] : the essential guide to nutrient requirements / Jennifer J. Otten, Jennifer Pitzi Hellwig, Linda D. Meyers, editors.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2006.

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Description xiii, 1329 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. I. Development and application -- Introduction to the Dietary Reference Intakes -- Applying the Dietary Reference Intakes -- pt. II. Energy, macronutrients, water, and physical activity -- Macronutrients, healthful diets, and physical activity -- Energy -- Physical activity -- Dietary carbohydrates : sugars and starches -- Fiber -- Dietary fat : total fat and fatty acids -- Cholesterol -- Protein and amino acids -- Water -- pt. III. Vitamins and minerals -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin B6 -- Vitamin B12 -- Biotin -- Vitamin C -- Carotenoids -- Choline -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Folate -- Vitamin K -- Niacin -- Pantothenic acid -- Riboflavin -- Thiamin -- Calcium -- Chromium -- Copper -- Fluoride -- Iodine -- Iron -- Magnesium -- Manganese -- Molybdenum -- Phosphorus -- Potassium -- Selenium -- Sodium and chloride -- Sulfate -- Zinc -- Arsenic, boron, nickel, silicon, and vanadium -- pt. IV. Appendixes: Acknowledgments ; Biographical sketches ; Methods ; Glossary and acronyms ; DRI values for indispensable amino acids by life stage and gender group ; Conversions ; Iron intakes and estimated percentiles of the distribution of iron requirements from the Continuing survey of food intakes by individuals (CSFII), 1994-1996 -- Standard deviation of requirements for nutrients with an EAR -- Estimates of within-subject variation in intake -- Summary tables, Dietary Reference Intakes.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Nutrition.
Nutrition -- Evaluation.
Reference values (Medicine)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Otten, Jennifer J.
Hellwig, Jennifer Pitzi.
Meyers, Linda D.
ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title Dietary reference intakes
ISBN 0309100917 (hardback)
9780309100915
030965646X (electronic bk.)

 
    
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