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For most nutrients, the daily recommended intake levels set forth by WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) �C referred to as RNIs, for Recommended Nutrient Intake �C were used (WHO/FAO 2004).8 When the WHO/FAO did not provide information for a particular nutrient, we used the values set forth by the United States Institute of Medicine (IOM): either the RDA, for Recommended Dietary Allowance, or the AI, for Adequate Intake (IOM 2009, http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=3&tax_subject=256&topic_id=1342&level3_id=5141).9 For zinc, the International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) has suggested revisions to http://www.selleckchem.com/products/Belinostat.html the IOM and FAO/WHO values for some age groups, both for recommended levels of intake and excessive intake (Hotz & Brown 2004); those values were used for the purposes of this document. For fat, a recommendation for an absolute daily intake is not provided for some age groups (children 12�C35 months of age and PLW); instead the ��acceptable macronutrient distribution range�� (AMDR) set by the IOM was used as a reference for adequacy of intake. Intake was compared with the RNI or the RDA (or AI if an RDA was not set) for determination of adequacy, and the Upper Level (UL)10 for determination of excess intake for each age and physiologic group. For pregnancy, when http://www.selleckchem.com/products/FK-506-(Tacrolimus).html a recommended intake of a given nutrient was listed for each trimester, an average of the three values was used. Similarly, for lactation, an average of the values given for the first 6 months and second 6 months of the first year postpartum was used. Intake was considered ��inadequate�� if https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpain amount that is estimated to meet the needs of 50% of the population.12 The RNIs, RDAs, ULs and AMDRs used for these analyses are shown in Tables?6 to 9. The calculations of protein adequacy were more complicated, as they required consideration of protein quality as well as quantity. The details of these calculations are provided in Appendix?3. The challenge of developing LNS for emergency settings is that there are few data on foods and consumption patterns in such situations, making it difficult to know which nutrients are adequate in the diet and which are not. Assuming 100% reliance on food aid, as we have done for this document, probably provides a more nutritionally adequate ��base�� diet than what would be available in an emergency setting where less food aid was available.
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