What is recommended dietary allowance (RDA)?

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  1. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian
     
    Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian answered:
    Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) refers to the average amount of a nutrient needed by almost all healthy people in a particular life stage and gender group. Today, RDAs are a subset of the newer dietary reference intake (DRI) values.
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    Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) refers to the average amount of a nutrient needed by almost all healthy people in a particular life stage and gender group. Today, RDAs are a subset of the newer dietary reference intake (DRI) values. More