Adequate Intake (AI) levels are daily intake levels of a given nutrient that

A. should not be exceeded.
B. are established when RDAs cannot be determined because of insufficient evidence.
C. are equivalent to the EAR.
D. are adequate to meet the needs of 97% of healthy individuals in a given life-stage and sex category.


B

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