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CHAPTER 10

The Daily Nutrition You Need

The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and is composed of:
  • Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), the amount expected to satisfy the needs of 50% of the people in a given age group
  • Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient to meet the requirements of 97-98% of healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group
  • Adequate Intake (AI), the amount given when no RDA has been established due to insufficient scientific evidence. The AI is based on estimates of intake levels of healthy populations
  • Tolerable upper intake levels (UL), the highest recommended daily intake amount of nutrient that can be harmful in large doses (such as vitamin D)


More on this topic

Understanding Wellness (VIDEO)
What Is Wellness?
Quit Smoking
Smoking & Your Arteries
Eat Healthy
Foods to Avoid
Foods to Enjoy
Fiber Helps Lower Cholesterol
Good Fats: Omegas 3 & 6
The Daily Nutrition You Need
Portion Control
Daily Exercise
Aerobic Exercise
Speed Up Your Metabolism
Benefits of Exercise
Lose Weight
Measuring Fat

Related Health Centers:

The 9 Visual Rules of Wellness, Wellness and Prevention Part I, Wellness and Prevention Part II, Reverse Aging