recommended daily allowance
Suggested intake guideline
Recommended daily allowance is the amount of a nutrient—vitamins, minerals, protein—that health authorities suggest a person consume each day for adequate nutrition.
Usually abbreviated RDA, these figures appear on food labels and supplement bottles: This cereal provides 100% of your recommended daily allowance of iron.
The values vary by age, sex, and life stage.
- balanced dietVaried nutritional intake
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
- FDA guidelinesGovernment health regulations
- dietary guidelinesRecommendations for healthy eating
- food pyramidTriangular dietary guideline chart
serving size · whole grains · meal planning · vitamins · vitamin C · portion control · dietary supplements · nutrient density · dairy products · fortified cereals · dietary fiber · public health campaigns · minerals · calcium intake · iron deficiency · fats · protein · nutritional deficiencies
- Calciumcalcium, bone health, bones, dairy, yogurt
- Nutrition Unitscalorie, calories, gram, milligram, microgram
- caloriescalories, kcal, kilocalories, kilojoule, kilojoules
recommended daily allowancetoxic dose
lethal dose · upper limit · UL · LD50 · ceiling
recommended daily allowancedeficiency
Lack of something needed
nutritional deficiency · malnutrition · deprivation · insufficiency · nutrient depletion
recommended daily allowancebanned substance
Outlawed item or compound
contraindicated · dietary restriction · zero tolerance · abstinence
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