(Press-News.org) 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 and other nutrients serve as a guide for good nutrition and provide the scientific basis for the development of food guidelines in both the United States and Canada. Updated DRIs for these two nutrients are presented in a new IOM report, Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D, which will be released on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
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Embargoed copies will be available to reporters only beginning at 9 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 29. The report is embargoed until 12:01 a.m. EST on Nov. 30. Members of the expert committee that wrote the report will discuss their conclusions at a public briefing beginning at 10 a.m. on Nov. 30 in the Holeman Lounge of the National Press Club, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Those who cannot attend may watch a live video webcast and submit questions via an e-mail link that will be available at http://national-academies.org.
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Vitamin D and calcium -- updated dietary reference intakes from IOM
2010-11-30
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