History of Nutrition: The Long Road Leading to the Dietary Reference Intakes

History of Nutrition Committee
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Chairs

Forrest H. Nielsen, PhD and Ann L. Yaktine, PhD, RD

Presentations

The advent of the DRI paradigm: Why it improved on the RDAs. Allison A. Yates, PhD, RD, Johnson City, TN

Conventions and controversies in setting the DRIs. Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

The expanded uses of the DRIs. Susan I. Barr, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

How the DRIs have changed nutrition policies. Johanna T. Dwyer, DSc, RD, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Current and projected development of the DRIs. Suzanne P. Murphy, PhD, RD, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI