In the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) nutrient reports, the Adequate Intake (AI) has been estimated in a number of different ways. Because of this, the exact meanings and interpretations of the AIs ...

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 ...

The discrepancy between the 75–80 nmol/l 25(OH)D adequacy level and the 50 μg vitamin D upper tolerable level should rather prompt the authors to question the upper tolerable level than the 75–80 nmol ...

Poor or inadequate diets are linked to four of the top 10 causes of death: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. During a nutritional intake assessment, the Healthy Eating Index for 1999-2000, ...

Nutritionist Lovneet Batra shares the common signs of protein deficiency.