Dietary Reference Intake For Vitamin C

Assessing nutrient intakes and planning for nutrient intakes.
Dietary reference intake for vitamin c. A report of the panel on dietary antioxidants and related compounds subcommitties on upper reference levels of nutrients and of interpretation and use of dietary reference intakes and the standing committee on the scientific evaluation of dietary reference intakes. The panel concludes that an average requirement ar can be derived from indicators of vitamin c status as well as a population reference intake pri assuming a coefficient of. Am j clin nutr 1991 54 6 suppl 1113s 1118s.
Suggested citation 5 vitamin c institute of medicine 2000. These fall into two broad categories. The report establishes a set of reference values for vitamin c vitamin e and selenium to replace previously published recommended dietary allowances rdas and recommended nutrient intakes rnis for the united states and canada and examines data about β carotene and the other carotenoids α carotene β cryptoxanthin lutein lycopene and.
The dietary reference intakes dris may be used for many purposes. Dietary reference intakes for vitamin c vitamin e selenium and carotenoids. Food and nutrition board.
Dietary reference intakes for vitamin c vitamin e selenium and carotenoids washington dc. George dk powell lw. Each category may be further subdivided into uses for individual diets and uses for diets of groups figure 9 1.
Dietary reference intakes for vitamin c vitamin e selenium and carotenoids washington dc. Intake recommendations for vitamin c and other nutrients are provided in the dietary reference intakes dris developed by the food and nutrition board fnb at the institute of medicine iom of the national academies formerly national academy of sciences. National academy press 2000.
Following a request from the european commission the panel on dietetic products nutrition and allergies nda derived dietary reference values drvs for vitamin c. Dietary reference intakes dris is the newest framework for an expanded approach developed by u s. This book discusses in detail the role of vitamin c vitamin e selenium and the carotenoids in human physiology and health.