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Appendix B: Issues and Interests Identified by Study Sponsors
Appendix B: Issues and Interests Identified by Study Sponsors
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3. In determining the reference values for vitamin D, confounding factors are important considerations, notably those that affect the DRI population groups such as latitude, sun exposure, skin pigmentation, vi 1Estimated Average Requirement: The average daily nutrient intake level that is estimated to meet the requirements of half of the healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group (Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements, IOM [2006]
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For vitamin D, the target population may also include subgroups within the general population whose requirements for vitamin D intakes may need to be considered within the context of limited endogenous synthesis or differences in metabolic handling of vitamin D (e.g., limited sun exposure because of latitude, clothing, institutionalization, dark skin pigmentation; older persons with reduced capacity for dermal synthesis; racial/ethnic differences in metabolic handling of these nutrients)
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