Part 8:
USDA & FDA Basics
Part 8 is available in the free supplement. The supplement is
published separately for ease of electronic transmission and manageable print volumes. To download the free supplement go to:http://roadbikerider.com/nutritionforsportssupplement.htm.Part 8 contains the following chapters:-^
Dietary Reference Intakes-^
“Nutrition Facts” Label-^
“Daily Values” Label-^
Supplement Values-^
Nutrient Content Claims-^
Health Claims (^)
Part 9:
Vitamins, Minerals, and
Other Nutrients
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Part 9 is available in the free supplement. The supplement is
published separately for ease of electronic transmission and manageable print volumes. To download the free supplement go to:http://roadbikerider.com/nutritionforsportssupplement.htm.In this part, almost every vitamin, mineral, and other known
nutrient important in human nutrition is discussed in detail. This part is relatively dry reading; the information is sometimes technical.Due to its particular importance for athletes, the chapter on
sodium is included below. This inclusion not only provides important information, it serves to illustrate the type of material found in the supplement.(^)
35 Major sources used for this part of the book are: 1. The Food and Nutritional Information Center (FNIC)
at the National Agricult
ural Laboratory. The FNIC
is part of the
US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and the
Agricultural Research Service
.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/index.html. Accessed 10-2004.
- PDR (Physicians Desk Reference) Health. http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info. Accessed 10-2004. 3. Linus Pauling Institute. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/index.html. Accessed 10-2004.
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