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Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Assessment

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 ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline

Biotin functions as a coenzyme in bicarbonate-dependent carboxylation reactions. Values extrapolated from the data for infants and limited estimates of intake are used to set the Adequate Intake (AI) ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Guidance on Energy and Macronutrients across the Life Span

FNB denotes Food and Nutrition Board, HHS Department of Health and Human Services, and USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture. By the early 20th century, it was clear that food components beyond ...