DATA SOURCES

Source for data and equations: Dietary Reference Intake Reports, which can be accessed on the Health Canada's web site.

The DRI tables on this web site include the following information:

• Dietary Reference Intakes for Individuals
  Recommended Intakes for Individuals, Vitamins
  Recommended Intakes for Individuals, Elements
  Tolerable Upper Level Intakes, Vitamins
  Tolerable Upper Level Intakes, Elements
  EER table
  Physical Activity coefficients (PA values) for use in ERR
  DRI table for Macronutrients
  Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
• Dietary Reference Intakes: Electrolytes and Water
• Dietary Reference Intakes: Elements
• Dietary Reference Intakes: Macronutrients
• EER Equations for Overweight and Obese Individuals

Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide.

About alcohol and definition of moderation: Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines: http://www.ccsa.ca/eng/priorities/alcohol/canada-low-risk-alcohol-drinking-guidelines/Pages/default.aspx.

Health Canada, Nutrition Labelling: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/index-eng.php.

Dietitians of Canada http://www.dietitians.ca/.

Canadian Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.ca/.

Data provided by Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro™ Knowledge Base.