drvs: EFSA Dietary Reference Values (DRVs)

drvsR Documentation

EFSA Dietary Reference Values (DRVs)

Description

Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Usage

drvs

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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