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• Dietary Reference Intakes are developed through an evidence-based, transparent process.
• The Food and Nutrition Board constructs the Dietary Reference Intakes.
• The Food and Nutrition Board is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization.
• The entire procedure for setting the DRI is documented and made available to the public.
• The USDA and HHS use the same evidence-based approach to nutrition.
• The USDA and HHS are departments of the US federal government.
• The USDA and HHS websites help people discover ways to optimize health.
• Nutrition information should be gathered from multiple resources.
• Scientists and public health organizations often have differing opinions.
• Full-text DRI publications are available as PDFs on the National Academies Press website.
• The National Academies Press website also provides many other free publications.