%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools %@ 978-0-309-03587-3 %D 1985 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/597/nutrition-education-in-us-medical-schools %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/597/nutrition-education-in-us-medical-schools %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Education %P 141 %X As the general public has become more aware of advances in nutrition, consumer demands for advice on matters of diet and disease have grown. This book offers recommendations to upgrade what were found to be largely inadequate nutrition programs in U.S. medical schools in order that health professionals be better qualified to advise and treat their patients. A comprehensive study of one-third of American 4-year undergraduate medical schools provided information on the current status of nutrition programs at each school. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations made from analysis of this gathered information. Questions examined in this volume include: Has medical education kept pace with advances in nutrition science? Are medical students equipped to convey sound nutritional advice to their patients? What strategies are needed to initiate and sustain adequate teaching of nutrition in medical schools? %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Assessment %@ 978-0-309-07183-3 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9956/dietary-reference-intakes-applications-in-dietary-assessment %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9956/dietary-reference-intakes-applications-in-dietary-assessment %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %P 305 %X Since 1994 the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board has been involved in developing an expanded approach to developing dietary reference standards. This approach, the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), provides a set of four nutrient-based reference values designed to replace the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) in the United States and the Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNIs) in Canada. These reference values include Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), Adequate Intake (AI), and Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL). To date, several volumes in this series have been published. This new book, Applications in Dietary Assessment, provides guidance to nutrition and health research professionals on the application of the new DRIs. It represents both a "how to" manual and a "why" manual. Specific examples of both appropriate and inappropriate uses of the DRIs in assessing nutrient adequacy of groups and of individuals are provided, along with detailed statistical approaches for the methods described. In addition, a clear distinction is made between assessing individuals and assessing groups as the approaches used are quite different. Applications in Dietary Assessment will be an essential companion to any-or all-of the DRI volumes.