Use of population-weighted Estimated Average Requirements as a basis for Daily Values on food labels

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Tarasuk, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daily values; Estimated average requirement; Food labels; Nutrition labeling

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CALCIUM; CHOLINE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FLUORIDE; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; LINOLEIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33745165246     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.5.1217s     Document Type: Article

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