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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. diet
  4. dietary minerals
  5. nutrients of public health concern

Preferred term

nutrients of public health concern

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Nutrients that are overconsumed or underconsumed and current intakes may pose a substantial public health concern. Data on nutrient intake, corroborated with biochemical markers of nutritional status where available, and association with health outcomes are all used to establish a nutrient as a nutrient of concern. Underconsumed nutrients, or “shortfall nutrients," are those with a high prevalence of inadequate intake either across the U.S. population or in specific groups, relative to expert group standards. Overconsumed nutrients are those with a high prevalence of excess intake either across the population or in specific groups, relative to expert group standards.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • nutrients of concern

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/315443

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