When there is insufficient research to determine the RDA for a nutrient, the ________, based on estimates of intakes that appear to maintain a defined nutritional state in a specific life stage, is the nutrient standard.
A) Adequate Intake (AI)
B) Daily Value (DV)
C) Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
D) Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

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Adequate Intake (AI) is used when there isn't enough research to establish an RDA. It is based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intake by a group of healthy people.

When There Is Insufficient Research to Determine the RDA for a Nutrient