Evidence Required for New DRIs for Fat and Fatty Acids - What About EPA and DHA? Part I

Chair(s)

• PK

  Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, FAHA, FASN, MNLA, CLS (she/her/hers)

  Evan Pugh University Professor, Emeritus
  Nutritional Sciences
  The Pennsylvania State University
  State College, PA, United States
• JB

  J. Thomas Brenna, PhD

  Professor
  Pediatrics, Nutrition, Chemistry
  The University of Texas At Austin
  Austin, TX, United States

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Presentations:

• 1:35 PM – 1:55 PM PST

  The National Academies Process for Establishing DRI Values
  

  Presenting Author: Ann L. Yaktine – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, A
• 1:55 PM – 2:15 PM PST

  Approach to Setting DRIs for Fat and Fatty Acids
  

  Presenting Author: Alice H. Lichtenstein, ScD – Tufts University
• 2:15 PM – 2:35 PM PST

  GOED's efforts to support a successful dietary reference intake (DRI) review for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
  

  Presenting Author: Harry Rice, PhD – GOED
• 2:35 PM – 2:55 PM PST

  Now is the time for a DRI for EPA and DHA
  

  Presenting Author: Gretchen Vannice, MS, RDN – Applied Nutrition Consulting