Publication Detail

2006

Guest Editors: Johanna Dwyer; Louise A. Berner; Ian C. Munro

Journal: Journal of Nutrition (2006;136 Suppl 1:487S-521S)

Supported by the Project Committee on Tolerable Upper Levels 

Abstract: The supplement includes articles describing the science behind the philosophy and methods for deriving upper tolerable intake levels (ULs); how public health can best be served by the use of upper levels; and research needs for advancing the science that is used to establish the upper levels. Included:

• Introduction,  L Berner and M Levine
• Setting Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for Nutrients,  I Munro
• Toxicology of Micronutrients: Adverse Effects and Uncertainty, AG Renwick
• A Critical Assessment of the Upper Intake Levels for Infants and Children, S Zlotkin 
• Evaluation of Dietary Intake Data Using the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels, A Carriquiry and G Camaño-Garcia
• Gap Analysis Guidelines for Assessing Acute, Chronic and Lifetime Exposures to High Levels of Various Nutrients, J Vanderveen
• Discussion: Gaps and Suggestions, L Berner and M Levine

The full-text of the supplement is available on the publisher's website.