HARMONIZING THE
PROCESS
FOR ESTABLISHING
NUTRIENT REFERENCE
VALUES

A Tool Kit

Harmonizing the Process for Establishing Nutrient Reference Values: A Tool Kit

Food and Nutrition Board
Health and Medicine Division

DISCLAIMER: This synthesis document was prepared by Ann Yaktine, Janet King, and Lindsay Allen with editorial assistance from Anne Brown Rodgers. The statements made are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

REVIEWERS: To ensure that it meets institutional standards for quality and objectivity, this product was reviewed by

Patsy M. Brannon, Cornell University

Ann Prentice, University of Cambridge

Hildegard Przyrembel, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin (retired)

Emorn Udomkesmalee, Mahidol University, Thailand

Suzanne P. Murphy, Emerita, University of Hawaii, served as the review coordinator

Copyright 2020 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

SUGGESTED CITATION: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Harmonizing the Process for Establishing Nutrient Reference Values: A Tool Kit. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25981.

Contents

Harmonization of Methods for Setting Nutrient Reference Values: A Tool Kit

Content and Structure of This Tool Kit

Part 1: Background on Nutrient Reference Values

Key Findings, Recommendations, and Conclusions

Part 2: A Conceptual Foundation for Developing Nutrient Reference Values

Challenges to Harmonizing the Process of Deriving Nutrient Reference Values

Guiding Principles for Setting Reference Values

Current Process for Deriving Nutrient Reference Values

Part 3: Developing a Harmonized Process for Deriving Nutrient Reference Values

Critical Characteristics

Using the Framework to Derive Nutrient Reference Values

Part 4: Moving Forward

Garnering Support Across Countries

Identifying Pathways to Support Implementation

Appendixes

Appendix 1: Acronyms and Abbreviations

Appendix 2: Glossary

Appendix 3: References

Appendix 4: Websites for Tools and Resources

Appendix 5: Organizations

Appendix 6: Committee on the Application of Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations for Young Children and Women of Reproductive Age

Appendix 7: Planning Committee on the Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations

Appendix 8: Food and Nutrition Board

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