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Would developing technologies to measure micronutrients in vivo benefit pets and humans? (Room 2502)

20 Apr 16
1:45 PM - 2:25 PM

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Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, vice president of science, communications and advocacy for DSM Nutritional Products, focuses on the need for much deeper insights into nutrient status and health-related outcomes to meet quality of life and longevity-related expectations we have for ourselves and our companion animals. Micronutrient requirements were established to prevent deficiency diseases. In 2011, the Institute of Medicine used a health-related criterion of adequacy, i.e. blood concentrations to maintain bone health, to set vitamin D requirements, thus introducing recommended dietary intake (RDI) values with higher levels for vitamin D. Should RDIs for other micronutrients be increased to support quality of life for both humans and companion animals?