recommended dietary allowance

noun

, Nutrition.

1. the amount of an essential nutrient, as a vitamin or mineral, that has been established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences as adequate to meet the average daily nutritional needs of most healthy persons according to age group and sex. : RDA

Example Sentences

A: The Recommended Dietary Allowance for adults is 8 milligrams for women and 11 milligrams for men.

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A: The recommended dietary allowance for zinc is 11 milligrams per day, so your husband has been taking considerably more than he may need.

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For adults under 70, the Recommended Dietary Allowance is 600 IU.

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That is within the recommended dietary allowance of 1,000 milligram for adult men up to 70 years old.

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"It’s difficult to not get the recommended dietary allowance of tryptophan – it doesn't just come from turkey."

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