Abstract

GARCIA GABARRA, A.. Nutrient intakes: concepts and international recommendations (part two). Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2006, vol.21, n.4, pp.437-447. ISSN 1699-5198.

Objective: This revision on nutrient intakes pretends to analyse, compare and evaluate the various concepts and data used by different national and international bodies and authorities, reflecting their turn into to legal norms and their evolution in recent years. At the same time it facilitates bibliographic references and Internet websites to those sources and at the end it offers a glossary of terms and their acronyms. Scope: Four geographical territories have been considered, being split in 2 parts. First part: European Union.Second part: Spain, United States of America/Canada and FAO/WHO. Due to the extensive text of this revision there has been necessary to divide it in 2 parts which are being published in consecutive numbers of the journal Nutrición Hospitalaria. Conclusions of the 2^nd (and 1^st) part: Important advances in food consumption surveys and as well as in the tables of food composition, have been published in Spain.At the international level the concepts used have been refined and broadened with an ever increasing breakdown by population groups, especially for those 51 and over, and pregnant and/or nursing women. However, there exist many disparities among the diverse authorities and organizations.

Keywords : Nutrient intakes; Recommended intakes; Recommended daily allowances; Lowest threshold intake; Average requirement; Population reference intake; Reference labelling value; Adequate intake; Acceptable intake; Safe intake; Nutrient safe levels; Tolerable upper intake level; Maximum intake levels allowed for foodstuffs; Prevention of chronic illnesses; Food consumption surveys; Food composition tables.

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