USERS OF RNI

• Uses of Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI):
• Policy Maker:

  • Planning and monitoring of national food supplies and stockpile for emergencies
  • Basis for development of National Dietary Guidelines
  • Reference for development of relevant policies (e.g. Agriculture policy)
• Program Planner:

  • Evaluation of dietary intakes for the population/ identified groups
  • Ensuring adequacy of nutrients in food intervention programmes
  • Reference in the development of education materials for nutrition promotion
  • Identifying risk of inadequate nutrient intakes for certain groups
• Food Industry and Marketing:

  • Reference for nutrition labelling of foods and supplements
  • Guide for nutrient claims on food products
  • Food product innovation and food fortification
• Clinical Practitioner:

  • Assist in development of therapeutic diet manuals
  • Assessment of individual diets
  • Plan modified diets
  • Planning procurement of food supplies and menus for hospital/ institution
• Researcher:

  • Main reference for dietary analysis for epidemiological studies
  • Evaluation of nutritional quality of foods by calculating the nutrient density index