Dietary Reference Values for nutrients Summary report

Abstract

Dietary reference values (DRVs) is an umbrella term for the complete set of nutrient reference values which include population reference intakes (PRIs), the average requirements (ARs), adequate intakes (AIs) and reference intake (RIs) ranges for macronutrients. These values indicate the amount of a nutrient which must be consumed on a regular basis to maintain health in an otherwise healthy individual (or population). In 2005, the European Commission asked EFSA to review the advice of the Scientific Committee for Food (SCF) dated 1993 on DRVs for the European population, to ensure that Community action in the area of nutrition was underpinned by the latest scientific evidence. The task was entrusted to the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA). The Panel set the foundations for this task in an inaugural opinion published in 2010, which addressed the general principles for deriving and applying DRVs. A total of 32 scientific opinions were then published over 7 years, covering water, fats, carbohydrates and dietary fibre, protein, energy, as well as 14 vitamins and 13 minerals. This summary report brings together the summaries of the individual opinions, together with synthetic tables and annexes. It provides an overview of the outcome of EFSA's scientific deliberations for easy reference by end-users. This report is not meant to replace the original opinions. For the detailed reasoning behind individual values, the reader is invited to consult the full opinions.

The Nutritional Behaviour of Pregnant Women in Poland

“…Nutrition standards for the Polish population, reflect World Health Organization (WHO) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommendations [33,34]. Similar standards have been published by the Institute of Medicine [35].…”

“…According to the European Food Safety Authority Scientific Committee [33], carbohydrates are basic components in the maternal diet and should represent between 45% and 60% of the calories in a healthy diet in the adult population as well as during pregnancy. However, no more than 10% of energy should come from sugars.…”

Evaluation of nutritional adequacy in adult patients with Crohn’s disease: a cross-sectional study

“…DRVs are an umbrella term that include the population reference intakes (PRIs), the average requirements (ARs), adequate intakes (AIs) and reference intake (RIs) ranges for macronutrients [23]. They can be used to identify nutrient intakes that are relevant for planning dietary treatments and research purposes in individuals as well as in population groups [22,23].…”

“…DRVs are an umbrella term that include the population reference intakes (PRIs), the average requirements (ARs), adequate intakes (AIs) and reference intake (RIs) ranges for macronutrients [23]. They can be used to identify nutrient intakes that are relevant for planning dietary treatments and research purposes in individuals as well as in population groups [22,23]. LARN (Livelli di Assunzione di Riferimento di Nutrienti ed energia per la popolazione italiana) are the last version of the Italian DRVs released in 2014 by the Italian Society of Human Nutrition [22], in line with the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) technical report [23].…”

“…They can be used to identify nutrient intakes that are relevant for planning dietary treatments and research purposes in individuals as well as in population groups [22,23]. LARN (Livelli di Assunzione di Riferimento di Nutrienti ed energia per la popolazione italiana) are the last version of the Italian DRVs released in 2014 by the Italian Society of Human Nutrition [22], in line with the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) technical report [23]. Thus, the PRI is the level of nutrient intake that is adequate for the majority of people in a population group.…”