NTR 306 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
Document Summary
Explain the dietary supplement health and education act of 1994. -- the dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. --fda is responsible for taking action against any unsafe dietary supplement product after it reaches the market. Define dri: dietary reference intakes and the 3 parts of the dri including the recommended dietary. If enough reports of injury or death from a supplement, the fda is responsible to prove it is unsafe before it can be removed from the market. Allowances (rda), adequate intakes (ai), and tolerable upper intake levels (ul). Rda: average amount of nutrients needed by 98% of people. Ai: used when there is insufficient scientific evidence and official rda has not been calculated. Ul: the maximum daily amount of a nutrient that appears safe for most healthy people and beyond which there is an increased risk of adverse health effects.
