Reference Daily Intake

About: Reference Daily Intake is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1564 publications have been published within this topic receiving 52794 citations.

Food and fluid intake of the SENECA population residing in Romans, France.

Abstract: OBJECTIVES to provide information and data on food and fluid intake of free-living elderly aged of 81-86 years old residing in the south of France. METHODS using standardised methods data were collected from a random sample born between 1913 and 1918. The French study protocol again included data collection on dietary intake using a standardised modified dietary history consisting of a food frequency list and a 3-day estimated dietary record. RESULTS Total dietary intake was generally low as compared to the recommended daily intake for elderly subjects. CONCLUSION This descriptive part of the SENECA study gives the opportunity to have information on this growing segment of the population. These results should help to adapt the dietary guidelines for this category of the population.

Factors Related to the Dietary Adequacy of Noninstitutionalized Elderly

Abstract: The dietary intake and factors relating to the dietary intake of 100 noninstitutionalized individuals age 65 and older was assessed. Although mean nutrient intakes for the group were considered adequate, two-thirds of the individual diets were rated inadequate with calcium and vitamin A most likely to be below 67% of the RDA. Vitamin and/or mineral supplementation or total food energy intake had the greatest influence on dietary adequacy while social, economic, and health factors had only a slight influence.

Effects of multivitamin/mineral supplementation on plasma levels of nutrients. Report No. 4 of the Italian-American clinical trial of nutritional supplements and age-related cataract.

Abstract: The use of multivitamin-mineral supplements has become increasingly common, but whether the use of such supplements improves micronutrient status remains still unclear. The objective of this report is to investigate how a long-term vitamin-mineral supplementation following the US Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) affected the plasma levels of selected nutrients in a subset (No. = 407) of participants in the Italian-American Clinical Trial of Nutritional Supplements and Age-related Cataract (CTNS). The CTNS was a double-blind, single centre, controlled clinical trial of 1020 participants aged 55-75 years randomized to a daily tablet of Centrum(R) or placebo. A representative sample of 40% of the 1020 subjects, whom plasma level of selected vitamins was determined at the baseline, was retested throughout the treatment period that averaged 9.0 +/- 2.4 years. Participants assigned to Centrum(R) showed a significant increase (p < 0.005) in mean/median plasma levels of vitamin E, beta-carotene, folate, and vitamin B12, and an improved riboflavin status when compared with participants assigned to placebo. Differences concerning vitamin C were statistically less relevant and those concerning vitamin A were at a borderline level. In the treated group the effect of supplementation on plasma levels of vitamins A, E, and C, and on the glutathione reductase activation coefficient was significantly higher in participants with lower nutritional status at baseline.

Daily Dietary Tautine Intake in Japan

Abstract: Our data indicate that dietary taurine intake calculated from 24-hour dietary recalls using the taurine composition tables offoods and using dietary fish and shellfish intake calculated from 24-hour dietary recalls may be useful indexes of dietary taurine intake for nutritional epidemiological studies. Further examination will be required.

Intake Levels of Fish in the UK Paediatric Population.

Abstract: The United Kingdom (UK) is an island and its culture, including diet, is heavily influenced by the maritime resources. Dietary guidance in the UK recommends intake of fish, which provides important nutrients, such as long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA). This study was designed to describe the fish intake habits of UK children using a nationally representative sample. Dietary and socio-demographic data of children 2–18 (N = 2096) in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Program (NDNS) Years 1–4 (2008–2012) were extracted. Average nutrient and food intakes were estimated. Logistic regression models were used to predict the meeting of fish intake recommendations, controlling for age, sex, income, total energy intake, and survey year. All analyses were conducted using survey routines and dietary survey weights. In this nationally representative study, 4.7% of children met the fish and 4.5% the oily fish intake recommendations; only 1.3% of the population met both recommendations. Fish intake levels did not significantly change with children’s increasing age. Higher vegetable but lower meat consumption predicted meeting the fish intake recommendations, indicating that children eating fish have better diet quality than non-consumers. Further research is needed to explore how intake behaviours can be changed to improve children’s diet quality.