education/nutrition/Dietary Reference Intakes.md

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-Dietary Reference Intake (DRIs) are a set of energy and nutrient intake standards that can be used as references when making dietary recommendations.
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-Dietary Guidelines for Americans are updated every 5 years.
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-DRIs include:
-##  Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)
-The amount of nutrient that should meet the needs of 50% of healthy people who are in a particular life-stage/sex group.
-### Estimated Energy Requirements (EERs)
-The average daily energy intake that meets the needs of a healthy person maintaining their weight.
-EER takes into account:
-- Physical activity level
-- Height
-- Weight
-- Sex
-- Life stage
-- Health status
-## Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs)
- The standard for recommended daily intake of several nutrients.
-## Adequate Intakes (AIs)
-Recommendations that assume a population's average daily nutrient intakes are adequate because no deficiency diseases are present.
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-## Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs)
-The highest average amount of a nutrient that is unlikely to harm most people.
-## Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR)