Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids

Panel on Dietary Antioxidants and Related Compounds, Subcommittees on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients and Interpretation and Uses of DRIs, Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine

• Front MatterSummary1 Introduction to Dietary Reference Intakes2 Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and •-Carotene and Other Carotenoids: Overview, Antioxidant Definition, and Relationship to Chronic Disease3 Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and •-Carotene and Other Carotenoids: Methods4 A Model for the Development of Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for Nutrients5 Vitamin C6 Vitamin E7 Selenium8 •-Carotene and Other Carotenoids9 Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes10 A Research AgendaA Origin and Framework of the Development of Dietary Reference IntakesB AcknowledgmentsC Dietary Intake Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994D Dietary Intake Data from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), 1994–1996E Canadian Dietary Intake Data, 1993, 1995F Serum Values from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994G Options for Dealing with UncertaintiesH Glossary and AcronymsI Biographical Sketches of Panel and Subcommittee MembersIndex