Using the Dietary Reference Intakes to Assess Intakes of Groups: Pitfalls to Avoid

摘要

The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are a collection of nutrient standards to be used in the United States and Canada. They were released by the Institute of Medicine in six reports, each addressing the DRIs for a set of specific nutrients (1-6). Twoadditional reports discuss the appropriate ways to use and interpret the DRIs for assessing nutrient intakes (7) and for planning nutrient intakes (8). The DRIs are used for many different applications, but for convenience, the uses have been divided into four categories: assessment of individual nutrient intakes; assessment of group nutrient intakes; planning for individual nutrient intakes; and planning for group nutrient intakes.