Doctors Say, Raise the RDAs Now - Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, October

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Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, October 30, 2007

Doctors Say, Raise the RDAs Now

(OMNS October 30, 2007) The US Recommended Daily Allowance/Daily Reference

Intakes are too low and most should be raised immediately, says an independent

panel of physicians, academics and researchers. In a statement this week,

the Independent Vitamin Safety Review Panel said: " Government-sponsored

nutrient recommendations, such as the US RDA/DRIs, are not keeping pace with

recent

progress in nutrition research. While current official recommendations for

vitamin A, iron, calcium, and some other nutrients are generally adequate, the

public has been asked to consume far too little of many other key nutrients.

Inadequate intake, and inadequate standards to judge intake, have resulted in

widespread nutrient inadequacy, chronic disease, and an undernourished but

overweight population. " Citing a large number of physician reports and

clinical studies, the IVSRP called for substantial increases in daily intake of

the

B-vitamins, vitamins C, D and E, and the minerals selenium, zin! c, magnesium

and chromium. " Raising the RDA/DRI will save lives and improve health, " the

Panel said. " Clinical and sub-clinical nutrient deficiencies are among the

main causes of our society's greatest healthcare problems. Cancer,

cardiovascular disease, mental illness, and other diseases are caused or

aggravated by

poor nutrient intake. The good news is that scientific evidence shows that

adequately high consumption of nutrients helps prevent these diseases. "

 

Specifically, the IVSRP called for a new standard, an Optimum Health

Requirement, recommending daily adult consumption of nutrients in the following

higher quantities:

Vitamins

B-1 Thiamine: 25 mg

B-2 Riboflavin: 25 mg

B-3 Niacinamide: 300 mg

B-6 Pyridoxine: 25 mg

Folic acid: 2,000 mcg

B-12 Cobalamin: 500 mcg

C: 2,000 mg

D3: 1,500 IU

E as natural mixed tocopherols: 200 IU

 

Minerals

Zinc: 25 mg

Magnesium: 500 mg

Selenium: 200 mcg

Chromium: 200 mcg

 

The Panel concluded by stating: " In the past, over-conservative

government-sponsored standards have encouraged dietary complacency. People have

been led

to believe that they can get all the nutrients they need from a 'balanced

diet' of processed foods. That is not true. For adequate vitamin and mineral

intake, a diet of unprocessed, whole foods, along with the intelligent use of

nutritional supplements, is more than just a good idea: it is essential. "

 

Independent Vitamin Safety Review Panelists are:

Abram Hoffer, MD

Michael Janson, MD

Thomas Levy, MD, JD

Erik Paterson, MD

Woody R. McGinnis, MD

Allan N. Spreen, MD

Bo H. Jonsson, MD, PhD

Chris M. Reading, MD

Bradford Weeks, MD

Karin Munsterhjelm-Ahumada, MD

Jerry Green, MD

Stephen Faulkner, MD

Klaus Wenzel, MD

Richard Huemer, MD

Peter H. Lauda, M.D.

Jonathan Prousky, ND

Michael Friedman, ND

William B. Grant, PhD

Harold Foster, PhD

H. H. Nehrlich, PhD

Steve Hickey, PhD

Gert E. Schuitemaker, PhD

Andrew W. Saul, PhD, Chair

 

Nutritional Medicine is Orthomolecular Medicine

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by the provision of the optimum molecular environment, especially the optimum

concentrations of substances normally present in the human body. "

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I was amazed that we actually got dose figures for new requirements for the

nutrients mentioned below. It was not specified if these were routine

recommended doses, or " minimum " doses to meet the requirements revealed by

current reasearch. Now, in addition to seeing a willingness to make clear

whether these were recommended doses, or minimum daily doses, it only remains

for us to get " maximum " doses specified, and we can move on.

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MCS-Canada

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:34 PM

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