Dietary Reference Intake

Lutein is ready for a DRI, according to latest review of scientific literature

21-Nov-2017 By Adi Menayang

Studies on the carotenoid lutein has enough scientific evidence for it to have its own established dietary reference intake (DRI), according to the latest analysis published last week in the European Journal of Nutrition.

Netherlands investigates safe vitamin A intake from supplements

04-Jun-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The Netherlands is looking at whether legislation on vitamin A should be changed after a report calculated how much could be ingested from supplements.

DRIs for bioactives? Start with lutein, set the template, and work out the kinks, says academic

10-Jun-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Efforts to establish a framework for dietary reference intakes for bioactives should start with lutein, says a leading researcher, with ‘different kinds of data saying the same thing’.

Nutrition researchers shoot holes in assertion that multivitamins are unnecessary

03-Jun-2014 By Hank Schultz

A response published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine by four well-known nutrition researchers takes strident issue with an editorial published in the same journal that multivitamins are not useful.  The authors of the first paper “ignored decades...

Special edition: eye health

Lutein DRI: ‘A substantial undertaking but an opportunity for industry and the scientific community to work together’

28-May-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Despite a substantial body of science supporting the eye health of lutein, a DRI (dietary reference intakes) for lutein is still many years away, say experts.

Elevated calcium intakes double risk of heart disease death in women: BMJ Study

13-Feb-2013 By Nathan Gray

A high intake of calcium from both food and supplements is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and death from heart disease in women, reports a new study.

Dispatches from SupplySide East

Mister: Daily values rule change is bad news for consumers (and for us)

05-May-2011 By Elaine Watson, New Jersey

Proposals by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to change how daily values on food labels are calculated are not in the interests of the dietary supplements industry or consumers, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has warned.

Selenium deficiency may increase risk of chronic disease: Study

16-Mar-2011 By Stephen Daniells in Oakland

Ensuring adequate intakes of selenium may reduce the risk of age-related diseases such as cancer and heart disease, says a new review that supports Bruce Ames’ triage theory.

Selenium may ease onset of metabolic syndrome: Study

21-Nov-2008 By Stephen Daniells

An increased intake of selenium may decrease risk factors for metabolic syndrome and inflammation, suggests a new study from Spain.

Zinc levels rising in infants, above TUL

01-Dec-2003

More than a third of pre-school children assessed in a new study
had zinc levels above the recommended upper levels, report
researchers, who warn that increasing intakes may become excessive.

Food pyramid report confuses consumer

10-Sep-2002

A 1,000 page Dietary Reference Intake Report issued last week by
the US National Academies' Institute of Medicine has people even
more confused about what to eat and what not to eat to maintain
good health, claims Rachel Johnson,...