Description

This panel, under the Food and Nutrition Board's Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, will (1) review the scientific literature regarding dietary macronutrients (including protein, amino acids, fat and individual fatty acids, phospholipids, cholesterol, complex carbohydrates, simple sugars, dietary fiber, energy intake and energy expenditure) and their synthetic analogs to determine the roles, if any, they play in health; (2) review selected components of food that may influence the bioavailability of these compounds; (3) develop estimates of dietary intake needed for good nutrition throughout the lifespan and that may decrease risk of chronic disease where data indicate they play a role; (4) determine tolerable upper intake levels for each compound where scientific data are available in specific population subgroups; and (5) identify research needed to improve the knowledge of the role of macronutrients in health.