FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I--DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION -- Introduction to the Dietary Reference Intakes -- Applying the Dietary Reference Intakes -- PART II--ENERGY, MACRONUTRIENTS, WATER, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY -- Macronutrients, Healthful Diets, and Physical Activity -- Energy -- Physical Activity -- Dietary Carbohydrates: Sugars and Starches -- Fiber -- Dietary Fat: Total Fat and Fatty Acids -- Cholesterol -- Protein and Amino Acids -- Water -- PART III--VITAMINS AND MINERALS -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin B-6 -- Vitamin B-12 -- Biotin -- Vitamin C -- Carotenoids -- Choline -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Folate -- Vitamin K -- Niacin -- Pantothenic Acid -- Riboflavin -- Thiamin -- Calcium -- Chromium -- Copper -- Fluoride -- Iodine -- Iron -- Magnesium -- Manganese -- Molybdenum -- Phosphorus -- Potassium -- Selenium -- Sodium and Chloride -- Sulfate -- Zinc -- Arsenic, Boron, Nickel, Silicon, and Vanadium -- PART IV--APPENDIXES -- A Acknowledgments -- B Biographical Sketches -- C Methods -- D Glossary and Acronyms -- E DRI Values for Indispensable Amino Acids by Life Stage and Gender Group -- F Conversions -- G Iron Intakes and Estimated Percentiles of the Distribution of Iron Requirements from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), 1994-1996, -- H Standard Deviation of Requirements for Nutrients with an EAR -- I Estimates of Within-Subject Variation in Intake -- INDEX -- SUMMARY TABLES, Dietary Reference Intakes -- REFERENCES.