The nutrient problem

Robert P. Heaney

doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00469.x

The nutrient problem

Robert P. Heaney

Department of Medicine

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Abstract

Nutrient intake recommendations, unlike hormone replacement standards, are based empirically, rather than physiologically, i.e., they lack an a priori normal referent. Randomized controlled trials do not provide the needed referent and are unlikely to distinguish between fully normal and various suboptimal nutritional states. Several alternative approaches, each providing an a priori normal, are described and briefly discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	165-169
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nutrition Reviews
Volume	70
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00469.x
State	Published - Mar 1 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Nutrition and Dietetics

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