EFSA sets average requirements for energy intake

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in January 2013, announced that it had set average requirements for energy intake for adults, infants and children, and pregnant and breastfeeding women. EFSA’s scientific advice is laid down in the latest of a series of scientific opinions on dietary reference values produced by the Authority’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies, on request from the European Commission. The estimates will help policymakers to develop nutrition strategies that promote public health, including the establishment of food-based dietary guidelines.

EFSA: EFSA Journal 2013;11(1):3005: Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for energy http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3005.htm?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=infocus&utm_campaign=drvs

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