Ayari Tsumura, Hisami Yamanaka-Okumura, Hana Kawakami, Shiori Yamamoto, Mayu Oura, Hiroshi Tatano, Hirokazu Ohminami, Masashi Masuda, Yutaka Taketani
Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese provide target values for proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. However, they do not provide information on reference values for amino acids (AAs) and fatty acids (FAs), which determine the quality of foods in detail. Therefore, we evaluated AAs and FAs using the Food Exchange Lists-Dietary Guidance for Persons with Diabetes (in Japanese) Utilization, Second Edition Sample Menus and Practice (FELD) as an ideal Japanese diet. Based on FELD, 15 different daily meal patterns were employed with combinations of three levels of carbohydrates %energy (high carbohydrate [HC], 60%; middle carbohydrate [MC], 55%; and low carbohydrate [LC], 50%) and five levels of energy (1,200-2,000 kcal)...
2024: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology