Recommended Dietary Allowance

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient that is considered sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97-98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. The RDAs are established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the (US) National Academy of Sciences.

Related Topics:
US - National Academy of Sciences

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They are intended to serve as nutrition guidance to the general public and health professionals. Uses:

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• food labels
• composition of diets for schools, prisons, hospitals or nursing homes
• industry developing new food stuffs
• healthcare policy makers and public health officials

In 1997 at the suggestion of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy RDA became one part of a broader set of dietary guidelines called the Dietary Reference Intake or DRI.

Related Topics:
Dietary Reference Intake - DRI

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The RDA specifications are not universally accepted.

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