SCANNING FOR NEW EVIDENCE ON
RIBOFLAVIN TO SUPPORT A DIETARY
REFERENCE INTAKE REVIEW
Barbara O. Schneeman, Ann L. Yaktine, and Alice Vorosmarti, Editors
Committee on Scanning for New Evidence on Riboflavin to Support a Dietary
Reference Intake Review
Food and Nutrition Board
Health and Medicine Division
A Consensus Study Report of
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COMMITTEE ON SCANNING FOR NEW EVIDENCE ON RIBOFLAVIN TO SUPPORT A DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE REVIEW
BARBARA O. SCHNEEMAN (Chair), University of California, Davis
REGAN L. BAILEY, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
PATSY M. BRANNON, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
MARTHA S. FIELD, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
JESSE GREGORY, University of Florida, Gainesville
ALICE H. LICHTENSTEIN, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
IAN J. SALDANHA, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
Health and Medicine Division Staff
ANN L. YAKTINE, Director, Food and Nutrition Board
ALICE VOROSMARTI, Associate Program Officer
ZARIA FYFFE, Senior Program Assistant
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REVIEWERS
This Consensus Study Report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
YVONNE LAMERS, The University of British Columbia
HELENE MCNULTY, Ulster University
JOSHUA W. MILLER, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
PATRICK J. STOVER, Texas A&M University
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by CATHERINE E. WOTEKI, Iowa State University. She was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.
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Contents
2 METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EVIDENCE SCANNING
4 DISCUSSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Approach to the Evidence Scanning Process
D COMMITTEE MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES
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1 Appendix E is not printed in this report but is available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/26188.
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