Fat soluble vitamins and health - Introduction to the vitamins and dietary reference intake
12 important questions on Fat soluble vitamins and health - Introduction to the vitamins and dietary reference intake
What is the Diatary Reference Intake based on?
What is the defenition of the Estimated average requirement (EAR)?
What is the downside of estimated average requirements (EAR)?
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What is the defenition of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA)?
Why do we use the recommended dietary allowance (RDA)?
How do you calculate the recommended dietary allowances (RDA)?
SD: standard deviation (12%)
EAR: 75%
If you have 76 unites
You do:
76*0.75 = 57
76*0.12 = 9.2
57+2*9.2 = 75.4
What is the defenition of the adequate Intake (AI)?
What it the difference between recommended diary allowance (RDA) and adequate intake (AI)?
The AI mus rely more on scientific judgement because there is not enough evidence.
What is the defenition of the tolerable upper intake level (UL)?
Why are there differences between countries and councils?
- Differences in environmental factors
- Differences in diet composition (iron and zinc absorption)
- Differences in the criteria of nutritional adequacy
- Looking at different studies
Is the RDA the same of different for sick people?
What is the daily value (DV)?
It is one value for every person, can be put on labels.
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