Impact of New Labeling for Daily Values on Total Nutrient Intakes from Foods and Beverages

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Changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel are underway following recently issued regulations by the FDA to correspond with current Institute of Medicine (IOM) Dietary Reference Intakes. However, the expected impact of this new labeling of Daily Values (DVs) on nutrient values is unknown. The objective of this project is to use the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 NHANES cycle releases to evaluate the impact of new labeling DVs on total nutrient intakes from foods and beverages within the US population and among children and adults overall, as well as by age groups.

Institution: Medical University of South Carolina
Principal Investigators: Jill Newman, MS; Angela Malek, PhD
Year Awarded: 2018

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Impact of Fortification/Enrichment on Total Nutrient Intakes from Foods within Specific Groups by Socioeconomic Status

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As part of its review every five years, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) estimates the nutrient intake of the American population and identifies those nutrients of national concern. The Scientific Report of the 2015 DGAC identified “shortfall nutrients” and “overconsumed nutrients” and assessed which of those nutrients posed “substantial” public health concern. The aims of this study are to define: 1) What is the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI), (EAR, RDA, AI, UL) achievement among the 15 selected (fortifiable) nutrients by socioeconomic demographic as defined by the poverty index ratio for children and adults? 2) How does fortification/enrichment/supplementation contribute to DRI achievement? and 3) Which populations do and do not benefit from fortification and enrichment?

Institution: Medical University of South Carolina
Principal Investigator: Jill Newman, MS; Angela Malek, PhD
Year Awarded: 2017

Read more: Nutrients in the US Diet: Naturally Occurring or Enriched/Fortified Food and Beverage Sources, Plus Dietary Supplements: NHANES 2009–2012

Read more: Race/Ethnicity, Enrichment/Fortification, and Dietary Supplementation in the U.S. Population, NHANES 2009–2012

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Development of a Fortification Database

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The aim of this project is to develop a database of enriched, fortified, and intrinsic nutrient levels for all foods reported consumed in the 2007-2008, 2009-2010 WWEIA, NHANES, and also the2011-2012 WWEIA, NHANES, which provides the most recent nationally representative food consumption data for the U.S. population at this time. The database can be used to estimate updated intakes of nutrients added for fortification or enrichment purposes. Ultimately, information on nutrient intakes from added sources could be used to better align intakes with nutrient needs.

Institution: Exponent
Principal Investigator: Mary Murphy, MS, RD
Year Awarded: 2014

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