A Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) represents the daily intake of a nutrient:

A) that meets the physiological needs of half the healthy individuals in a given life-stage group and sex.
B) for which there is insufficient information and no Estimated Average Requirement value.
C) that meets the physiological needs of roughly 97 percent of healthy individuals in a given life-stage group and sex.
D) based on intake levels that appear to support nutritional adequacy and not on rigorous scientific studies.


C

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