Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are reference values that are quantitative estimates of
nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. They
include both recommended intakes and ULs as reference values. Dietary reference
intakes are a set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the US that consist of four
components.
EAR: average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific biochemical function
in half the healthy people of a give group
RDA: average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known
nutrient needs of practically all healthy people
AI: average daily amount of a nutrient that maintains a specified criterion, used when
RDA not determinable
Tolerable Upper Level: max daily amount that appears safe for healthy individuals
2. DRI and daily value both provide information about nutrients, but the DRI establishes the
guidelines for how much of each nutrient you need, while the daily value tells you how much of
the nutrients you’re actually getting from the foods you eat. The scope of information they
provide is also different. DRI includes four groups of detailed information, while the daily value is
simply one number assigned to each nutrient.
3. The food label has a nutrition panel. "Nutrition Facts" tells the consumer that the food's label
meets the regulations. The dietary components under Nutrition Facts appear in the same order.
They include: Calories, Cholesterol, Total Carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugar, sodium and more.
4. Limitation: values cannot account for the many factors that affect nutrient levels in food we
eat. Uses: Make it possible to estimate how many calories and nutrients are within a food.
5. Dietary Guidelines for Americans is a set of diet and lifestyle recommendations designed to
promote health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
6. MyPlate is a reminder to help you find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your
lifetime. Everything you eat and drink matters. It’s kind of like the MyFitnessPal app that I use
daily. Everything I eat I put in it and it will tell me how many calories, carbs, fat and protein I
have had for the day. The right mix can help you be healthier now and in the future.
References:
https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/difference-between-dri-daily-value-9708.html
2010 Dietary Guidelines
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010/
Food Labels
https://www.four-h.purdue.edu/foods/Food%20labels.htm
