Harmonization of approaches to nutrient reference values applications to young children and women of reproductive age

"Recommended intake levels for nutrients and other dietary components were designed initially to prevent nutrient deficiency diseases in a given population, and the original methodological approach used to derive intake values did not include consideration for other applications. However, with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) (author)
Corporate Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press 2018.
Series:Consensus study report.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622198406719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and problem statement
  • Conceptual foundations of nutrient reference value development
  • A harmonized process for nutrient reference value development
  • Applying methodological approaches to nutrient reference values for young children and women of reproductive age: an assessment of exemplar nutrients
  • Future directions and data gaps
  • Appendixes. A. Glossary
  • B. Workshop agenda
  • C. AGREE II instrument
  • D. Tools and methods to evaluate the risk of bias in individual studies
  • E. Scaling methods to extrapolate from reference values of one age group to another
  • F. European Food Safety Authority's scientific opinion on dietary reference values for protein: growth factors for children age 6 months to 17 years
  • G. Committee member biographies.