RDAs and DRVs : natural constants or social constructs? The case of vitamin C

American Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) and British Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) are used as the scientific benchmarks in a number of policies and surveys relating to food, nutrition and welfare. In the USA the RDAs have a number of statutory and regulatory involvements, particularly with...

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Main Author: Dallison, Julie
Published: University of Sussex 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363361