What Does Adequate Intake Mean

A third recommendation sometimes used is called Adequate Intake (AI). This is used only when there isn’t enough information about a nutrient to set a Recommended Dietary Allowance. Adequate Intake is a level that is assumed to provide enough of that nutrient.

What is adequate intake?

Adequate Intake (AI) is the recommended average daily intake level based on observed or experimentally determined approximations or estimates of nutrient intake by a group (or groups) of apparently healthy people that are assumed to be adequate – used when an RDA cannot be determined.

How would you describe the meaning of the term adequate intake to a client?

(AI) (ad’ĕ-kwăt in’tāk) A recommended intake value based on observed or experimentally determined approximations or estimates of nutrient intake by a group (or groups) of healthy people, which are assumed to be adequate-used when a recommended daily amount cannot be determined. See also: dietary reference intake.

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