dris: Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values
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dris	R Documentation

Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values

Description

Dietary Reference Intake (DRIs) values from the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences. The file includes DRIs for 42 nutrients and 22 life stage groups. The following DRI types are included in this dataset: Estimated Average Requirements (EARs), Adequate Intakes (AIs), Recommended Daily Averages (RDAs), and Upper Limits (ULs).

Usage

dris

Format

A data frame with the following attributes::

nutrient_type: Type of nutrient (i.e., macronutrient, vitamin, element)
nutrient_units: Nutrient name and units
nutrient: Nutrient name
units: Nutrient units (e.g., g/d, mg/d, µg/d)
sex_stage: Sex and life stage (e.g., Infants, Women, Women (pregnant), Women (lactating))
sex: Sex (i.e., males, females, both)
stage: Life stage (i.e., infants, children, pregnancy, lactation, none)
age_range: Age range
dri_type: Dietary reference intake type (i.e., EAR, AI, RDA, UL)
value: DRI value
footnote: Footnote

Source

Food and Nutrition Board, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (2020). Dietary Reference intakes: Estimated Average requirements and recommended intakes. Accessed at https://www.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fnic_uploads//recommended_intakes_individuals.pdf.

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