The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the estimated daily intake of a nutrient

A. that meets the needs of 50% of healthy individuals in a given life-stage and sex category.
B. that meets the needs of 97% of healthy individuals in a given life-stage and sex category.
C. that is established when not enough evidence is available to set an Adequate Intake (AI) level.
D. that should not be exceeded.


B

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