recommended intake
Advised daily consumption
Recommended intake is the amount of a nutrient, substance, or food considered adequate for health, typically established by medical or governmental authorities.
The term appears most often in nutrition contexts: The recommended intake of vitamin D is 600 IU daily.
Also called recommended daily intake or recommended dietary allowance.
What's recommended varies by age, sex, and health status.
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- daily valueNutrient intake guideline
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- nutritionBodily use of food
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- nutrition termscalorie, high protein, balance, low-fat, low fat
- nutrition labelsnutrition facts, vitamins, protein, fat, sugar
- nutrition sciencedietetics, macronutrients, micronutrients, nutrient absorption, nutrient deficiency
- intake typesinhalation, breathing in, taking in, swallowing, dose
- nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins
- caloriescalories, kcal, kilocalories, kilojoule, kilojoules
recommended intakeoverdose
Harmful excess intake
overconsumption · underconsumption · toxic dose · lethal dose · nutritional deficiency
recommended intakemaximum limit
Highest permitted quantity
upper limit · LD50 · ceiling · minimum requirement · lethal dose
recommended intakeexcess
Surplus beyond need
deficiency · surplus · shortage · overabundance · insufficiency
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