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getting DRIs right

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:18 am
by jimmylegs
aha, 'my people'! ;)

Options for basing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) on chronic disease endpoints: report from a joint US-/Canadian-sponsored working group (2017)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5183726/

"... in some cases, DRI values were not established for intakes that affected chronic disease outcomes despite evidence that supported a relation. The increasing proportions of elderly citizens, the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, and the persistently high prevalence of overweight and obesity, which predispose to chronic disease, highlight the importance of understanding the impact of nutrition on chronic disease prevention and control."