Define Goals of National and International Requirement Estimates and RDAs?
One of the goals of the RDAs has been reiterated through this unit. They serve as the guidelines for continuing dietary intakes that healthy people should strive for on a day to day basis, in order to maintain good health. Apart from this, there are other goals. These are:
1) Planning for national food supplies,
2) Planning for emergency rations,
3) Providing information on food fortification,
4) Evaluation of nutrient adequacy at individual and group level, and
5) Modifying nutrient requirements in clinical management of diseases,