The amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of about 98% of a population is known as the
A)Adequate Intake.
B)Daily Recommended Value.
C)Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
D)Recommended Dietary Allowance.
E)Necessary and Sufficient Intake

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The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of about 98% of a population. The other options are not consistent with this definition - Adequate Intake is the average daily intake based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intake by a group of healthy people, Daily Recommended Value is a reference daily intake level for nutrients that are typically required in the diet, Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the highest amount of a nutrient that is safe to consume daily, and Necessary and Sufficient Intake is not a recognized term in nutrition.

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