The purpose of this report—one of a series resulting from a comprehensive effort initiated by the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board to expand the approach to the development of dietary ...

To evaluate dietary fibre intake from infancy to adolescence against various reference standards expressed on a body weight, age or energy intake (EI) basis and to describe age and 15-year time trends ...

This chapter briefly describes the inherent limitations of the Adequate Intake (AI) as a Dietary Reference Intake, and its limited application in assessing nutrient adequacy of groups. The AI is a ...