When teaching the nutrition class, the nurse explains the old Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) and the new Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). What would the nurse tell the class is the reason for changing from the RDAs to the DRIs?
A) The DRIs are expanded versions of the RDAs associated with dietary excesses.
B) The DRIs are updated versions of the RDAs associated with dietary excesses.
C) The DRIs have an expanded focus of reducing chronic diseases associated with dietary excesses.
D) The DRIs have a more limited focus of reducing chronic diseases associated with dietary excesses.
C
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The old RDAs have been replaced with a new set of standards, the DRIs, which incorporate an expanded focus of reducing the risk of chronic diseases associated with dietary excesses.
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