Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction to Dietary Reference Intakes -- 2 Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and -Carotene and Other Carotenoids: Overview, Antioxidant Definition, and Relationship to Chronic Disease -- 3 Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and -Carotene and Other Carotenoids: Methods -- 4 A Model for the Development of Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for Nutrients -- 5 Vitamin C -- 6 Vitamin E -- 7 Selenium -- 8 -Carotene and Other Carotenoids -- 9 Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes -- 10 A Research Agenda -- A Origin and Framework of the Development of Dietary Reference Intakes -- B Acknowledgments -- C Dietary Intake Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994 -- D Dietary Intake Data from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), 1994-1996 -- E Canadian Dietary Intake Data, 1993, 1995 -- F Serum Values from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994 -- G Options for Dealing with Uncertainties -- H Glossary and Acronyms -- I Biographical Sketches of Panel and Subcommittee Members -- Index.