The Estimated Average Requirements (EARS), one type of DRI, does what?

A. Represents the maximum daily intake levels unlikely to pose a risk of adverse health effects to most individuals.
B. Represents average amounts of nutrients to meet the needs of 50% of healthy individuals in a given gender and life-stage group.
C. Represents the amounts of nutrients used as a goal when no RDS exists.
D. Represents the amounts of nutrients sufficient enough to meet the needs of most healthy people in a specific gender and life-stage group.


B. Represents average amounts of nutrients to meet the needs of 50% of healthy individuals in a given gender and life-stage group.

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