Dietary Reference Intakes For Dha And Epa

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Dietary reference intakes for dha and epa. It is noted that in 2002 the institute of medicine concluded that insufficient evidence was then available to define a dri for epa dha over and above that established for lna alpha linolenic acid. Dietary reference intakes for dha and epa. Dietary reference intakes for dha and epa prostaglandins leukot essent fatty acids.
Various organizations worldwide have made dietary recommendations for eicosapentaenoic acid epa docosahexaenoic acid dha and fish intake that are primarily for coronary disease risk reduction and triglyceride tg lowering. Superior health council of belgium. Authors penny m kris etherton 1 jessica a grieger terry d etherton.
Recommendations also have been made for dha intake for pregnant women infants and vegetarians vegans. Figure 2 summarizes the nutrition gap between actual and targeted intakes for cardiovascular care in those who are free of cardiovascular disease or in patients with preexisting disease. Relating dietary epa and dha intakes in children aged 2 12 years to growth development and health is insufficient to derive dietary intake recommendations for epa and dha.
Epub 2009 jun 13. Establishing of dietary reference intakes dri for epa plus dha. The dietary reference intake of dha and epa has not yet been established but it is expected that supplementation of the usual diet has a beneficial effect in the case of deficiency 12.
In 2002 the institute of medicine concluded that insufficient data were available to define dietary reference intakes dri for eicosapentaenoic acid epa or docosahexaenoic acid dha noting only that epa and dha could contribute up to 10 toward. These actual intakes are well below any one of the three targeted intakes. There is considerable interest in the impact of n 3 long chain pufa in mitigating the morbidity and mortality caused by chronic diseases.
Adequately designed studies addressing dietary intakes measures of status and relevant functional or health effects across this age group are needed.