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Dietary Reference Intake — The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The DRI system is used by both the United States and Canada and is intended for the general … Wikipedia
Dietary Reference Values — In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health published the Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom. This records Dietary Reference Values (DRV) which recommended nutritional intakes for the UK population.… … Wikipedia
Dietary fiber — Dietary fiber, dietary fibre, or sometimes roughage is the indigestible portion of plant foods having two main components: soluble (prebiotic, viscous) fiber that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts … Wikipedia
Reference Daily Intake — The Reference Daily Intake or Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) is the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States (where it … Wikipedia
recommended dietary allowance — (RDA) units used in the U.S. to measure the amounts of certain nutrients found in foods or provided by supplements such as vitamin tablets. Each nutrient has its own RDA unit. Link: Dietary Reference Intakes from the University of Texas … Dictionary of units of measurement
RDIs (Reference Daily Intakes) — A set of dietary references based on the Recommended Dietary Allowances for essential vitamins and minerals and, in selected groups, protein. The name RDI replaces the term U.S. RDA … Medical dictionary
DRI — Dietary Reference Intakes. A set of guidelines developed by U.S. and Canadian scientists to give information about the role of nutrients in human health. These guidelines include the Reference Daily Intakes (RDI), which are the recommended… … English dictionary of cancer terms
DRI — Dietary Reference Intakes (Miscellaneous » Food) **** Development of Regional Impact (Governmental » United Nations) **** Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Business » NYSE Symbols) **** Direct Rendering Infrastructure (Computing » General) *** Dietary… … Abbreviations dictionary
nutrition, human — Introduction process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life. The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… … Universalium
Copper in health — Normal absorption and distribution of copper. Cu = copper, CP = ceruloplasmin, green = ATP7B carrying copper. Copper is an essential trace element that is vital to the health of all living things (humans, plants, animals, and microorganisms). In… … Wikipedia
