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RDA (recommended dietary allowance)

The RDA is the average daily intake sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all — about 97–98% of — healthy people in a group. It is deliberately set above the average requirement, so it is not a target most individuals must hit exactly.

Example

The protein RDA is 0.8 g per kg of body weight, so 56 g a day for a 70 kg adult.

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