Dietary Reference Intake

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Dietary Reference Intake

Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies (United States). It was introduced in 1997 in order to broaden the existing guidelines known as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs). The DRI values differ by age, sex, and life stages.

Pronunciation

Dietary Reference Intake: /ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˈrɛfərəns ˈɪnteɪk/

Etymology

The term "Dietary Reference Intake" is derived from the words "dietary" (pertaining to diet), "reference" (used as a standard for evaluation or comparison), and "intake" (the amount of food or drink consumed). The term was coined by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in the United States.

Related Terms

  • Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs): The daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient by the Food and Nutrition Board to meet the requirements of 97.5% of healthy individuals in each life-stage and sex group.
  • Adequate Intake (AI): A recommended intake value based on observed or experimentally determined approximations or estimates of nutrient intake by a group (or groups) of healthy people.
  • Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL): The highest level of daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in the general population.
  • Estimated Average Requirement (EAR): A nutrient intake value that is estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group.

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