Vitamin D and calcium have been the focus of much research since the IOM set nutritional reference values for them in 1997. Known as Dietary Reference Intakes, the values for these and other nutrients serve as a guide for good nutrition and provide the scientific basis for the development of food guidelines in both the United States and Canada. Updated DRIs for these two nutrients are presented in a new IOM report, Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D, which will be released on Tuesday, November 30.

Details:

Embargoed copies will be available to reporters only beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST Monday, November 29. The report is embargoed until 12:01 a.m. EST on November 30. Members of the expert committee that wrote the report will discuss their conclusions at a public briefing beginning at 10:00 a.m. on November 30 in the Holeman Lounge of the National Press Club, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Those who cannot attend may watch a live video webcast and submit questions via an email link that will be available at http://national-academies.org.

Reporters: To obtain an embargoed copy, request an interview, or register for the public briefing, contact the National Academies' Office of News and Public Information at 202-334-2138 or news@nas.edu.