What Is Adequate Intake

An adequate intake is the average nutrient level consumed daily by a typical healthy population that is assumed to be adequate for the population’s needs.

What is adequate intake of food?

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.