Smith and colleagues evaluated the evidence behind the nutrient reference values (NRVs) of 23 micronutrients. Specifically, they analyzed the studies’ populations and methods used to develop NRVs.

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Reference values were determined based on data for women who had a normal pregnancy and delivery. Of the original 106 women, 85 uneventfully delivered normal-weight, full-term newborns without ...

Several reference values (means) for patients with cancer were worse than the general United States population norms of 50. These include pain interference (52.4), fatigue (52.2), and physical ...