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4 Questions from the Federal DRI Joint U.S.Canadian Working Group
Pages 17-22

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From page 17...
... have increased or decreased energy needs because of disability or decreased mobility (personal communication, Cindy Davis, open session held February 24, 2022)
From page 18...
... Response Unless a DRI review committee has reason to specifically exclude certain subpopulations, the standing committee recommends that those at risk of chronic disease should be included in the review committee's deliberations. However, DRI committees should also be mindful that individuals within subpopulations that are at risk for, or who have, a chronic disease and are also taking medications that alter the absorption
From page 19...
... For example, those taking drugs for chronic conditions should be excluded only if the evidence suggests the metabolic effects of the drug alter their requirement for the nutrient under review. There also may be individuals undergoing procedures that may alter gastrointestinal function (e.g., gastric bypass surgery)
From page 20...
... Future DRI review committees should seek advice from the standing committee on the selection of exceptions within the general population for the specific nutrient under review and those decisions documented in a special considerations section of the report. Question WG5: How Should, or Can, Evidence from Populations That Are Not "Apparently Healthy" Be Used to Develop the DRIs?
From page 21...
... of the DRIs are a critical translational step in the DRI process for health care professionals and for establishing food-based guidance such as the Dietary Guidelines for Ameri­ cans. Because factors affecting requirements vary among nutrients, specific exceptions for "general population" coverage should be determined on a nutrient-by-nutrient basis.


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