An ad hoc committee will assess the human requirements for energy intake and expenditure. The review will consider age, sex, body size, body composition, level of physical activity, and race/ethnicity ...

On November 30, 2010, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (IOM) in the US released new recommendations on daily reference intakes for vitamin D and calcium across all ages.

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A randomized Canadian trial shows that three daily servings of full-fat dairy can fit safely into a healthy eating pattern without harming weight or cardiometabolic ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka nutrition experts are calling for dietary fiber to be officially recognized internationally as an ...

Every five years, the U.S. government releases an updated set of recommendations on healthy eating. This document, called the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, has served as the cornerstone of ...

Vitamin D and calcium have been the focus of much research since the Institute of Medicine set nutritional reference values for them in 1997. Known as Dietary Reference Intakes, the values for these ...

We’ve all memorized the right serving of fruits and veggies you need daily—that famous 5. But what should your daily protein intake look like? And what can you eat to make sure you’re getting the ...