Deriving RDA

Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition 3(2+1)
Lesson 8:Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)

Deriving RDA

  • Dietary intake of healthy individuals
  • Growth – during infancy
    Nutrition balance studies. Intake = Output .
  • Calcium, phosphorus - Intake = Output
  • Obligatory/endogenous losses. eg: protein
  • Factorial methods : iron, energy
  • Depletion – repletion studies :water soluble vitamins

One or more methods are used for deriving RDA.

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