MOTIVATION AND DIETARY INTAKE OF

INDIVIDUALS PRACTICING PLANT-BASED

DIET IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
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RNI EAR
RECOMMENDED ESTIMATED AVERAGE
NUTRIENT INTAKES REQUIREMENT

the average daily amount of a nutrient
considered adequate to meet the known
nutrient needs of practically all healthy
people; a goal for dietary intake by
individuals.
the average daily amount of a nutrient
that will maintain a specific biochemical
or physiological function in half the
healthy people of a given age and
gender group.

Philippine Dietary
Reference Intakes 2015

PDRI
RNI
AI UL
ADEQUATE INTAKE UPPER LIMIT

the average daily amount of a nutrient the maximum daily amount of a

that appears sufficient to maintain a nutrient that appears safe for most
specified criterion; a value used as a guide healthy people and beyond which there
for nutrient intake when an RDA cannot is an increased risk of adverse health
be determined. effects.

EAR
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RNI

Whitney, Rolfes (2018) EAR

EXAMPLE: V001, 19-29 YEARS OLD, FEMALE

Protein - 86.06 g
Calcium - 1213.435 mg
Iron - 20.925 mg

RECOMMENDED NUTRIENT INTAKES (RNI)

EXAMPLE: V001, 19-29 YEARS OLD, FEMALE

Protein - 86.06 g
Calcium - 1213.435 mg
Iron - 20.925 mg

ESTIMATED AVERAGE REQUIREMENT (EAR)

EXAMPLE: V001, 19-29 YEARS OLD, FEMALE

Protein - 86.06 g
Calcium - 1213.435 mg
Iron - 20.925 mg

UPPER LIMIT PER DAY (UL)