8: Micronutrients Overview and Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

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Contributed by Brian Lindshield
Associate Prof (Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health) at Kansas State University

Micronutrients consist of vitamins and minerals. In this chapter, an overview of vitamins and minerals will be presented followed by a description of the dietary reference intakes (DRIs), which are used as benchmarks of micronutrient intake.

8.1: Vitamins
8.2: Minerals
8.3: Vitamins and Minerals Functional Categories
8.4: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

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Brian Lindshield (Kansas State University). Content ordinates from the Human Nutrition (FNDH 400) Flexbook. goo.gl/vOAnR.