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Using DRIs for dietary assessment.

Suzanne P Murphy1

  • 1Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, 1236 Lauhala St., Suite 407, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. Suzanne@crch.hawaii.edu

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
|May 28, 2008
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Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) help assess nutrient adequacy for individuals and groups. Using the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and standard deviation allows for accurate probability of adequacy calculations, improving dietary assessments.

Area of Science:

  • Nutrition Science
  • Dietary Assessment
  • Public Health Nutrition

Background:

  • Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are crucial for evaluating nutrient intake in individuals and populations.
  • Assessing dietary adequacy requires understanding the probability of meeting nutrient needs.
  • Day-to-day variations in nutrient intake necessitate methods to evaluate usual intake patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline methods for assessing individual and group dietary adequacy using DRIs.
  • To explain the role of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and standard deviation in probability of adequacy calculations.
  • To describe statistical approaches for handling day-to-day intake variation in population assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and standard deviation to calculate the probability of an individual's nutrient adequacy.

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  • Emphasizing the importance of usual long-term intake data for accurate individual assessments.
  • Applying statistical procedures to adjust for day-to-day intake variability when assessing population nutrient adequacy, including a shortcut method using the EAR.

    • Main Results:

    • The probability of adequacy for individuals is determined by comparing usual intake to the EAR and its standard deviation.
    • Population prevalence of adequacy can be calculated by averaging individual probabilities or using a shortcut method with EAR.
    • New DRIs enable more informative assessments of both individual and group nutrient intakes.

    Conclusions:

    • Accurate dietary assessment relies on understanding usual nutrient intake patterns and utilizing appropriate DRIs.
    • Statistical methods are essential for accurately estimating nutrient adequacy, especially when accounting for intake variability.
    • The framework provided by DRIs enhances the ability to assess dietary adequacy at both individual and population levels.