Setting Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for Nutrients [PDF]
This paper is intended to present the background and general principles embodied in the model for the risk assessment of nutrients of the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine, National Academies. Because no one had previously developed a comprehensive approach to the risk assessment of nutrients, the FNB Subcommittee on Upper ...
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A Data Driven Approach to Identify Safe and Adequate Schemes for Vitamin D Fortification
Food fortification is a strategy to increase low vitamin D intake. In order to avoid the intake of a population exceeding the upper tolerable intake level, the right choice of food groups to fortify is of crucial importance.
Tue Christensen +2 more
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Determination of the Tolerable upper Intake Level of leucine in Acute men [PDF]
Leucine is purported to improve athletic performance. Therefore, the BCAA, especially leucine, are popular as dietary supplements among strength-training athletes. There are, however, concerns regarding possible adverse effects of excessive leucine intake.
Paul B, Pencharz +2 more
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Assessment of fluoride intake from drinking water and toothpaste in 3-year-olds: Preliminary results in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia [PDF]
Background/Aim. Fluoride has beneficial effect on dental caries prevention and enables high hardness of enamel. However, fluoride intake above optimal levels can have adverse effects on teeth and bones, especially in young children during the period of ...
Đukić-Ćosić Danijela +6 more
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The dietary vitamin D intake of the Danish population is low, and food fortification is a strategy to increase intake. This paper explores the possibility of vitamin D fortification on the current population food intake in Denmark, such that the ...
Sayantan Sengupta +3 more
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Vitamin D2, Vitamin D3, and the Tolerable Upper Intake Level [PDF]
Fergus E McKiernan, Carmen Wiley
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Risk assessment of food copper content in He’nan population
ObjectiveTo investigate the content of copper in food in He’nan Province, and to evaluate the dietary intake of copper from food and its potential health risks in He’nan population.MethodsBased on the data of copper in foods in He’nan Province in 2014 ...
FU Pengyu +6 more
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Women Taking a Folic Acid Supplement in Countries with Mandatory Food Fortification Programs May Be Exceeding the Upper Tolerable Limit of Folic Acid: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Background: In preconception and pregnancy, women are encouraged to take folic acid-based supplements over and above food intake. The upper tolerable limit of folic acid is 1000 mcg per day; however, this level was determined to avoid masking a vitamin ...
Ledowsky, Carolyn +11 more
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Intake level and exposure assessment of fluoride in brick tea for herdsmen in Qinghai Province
ObjectiveTo evaluate the intake level of fluoride and potential health risks for herdsmen in Qinghai province.MethodsThe monitoring data of fluoride content in brick tea from 2019 to 2021 and the data of brick tea consumption by herdsmen in 2015 were ...
RAO Shan, GUO Xuebin
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Evaluation of tolerable upper intake levels for vitamin D in children and adolescents [PDF]
The Norwegian food Safety Authority (NFSA) has requested the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) to evaluate the platform of knowledge used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to set the tolerable upper intake levels for vitamin
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
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