Talk:Reference Daily Intake

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[edit] Merge with daily values?

You can merge with Daily Values if you like -- SO LONG as searching by RDI still brings up this page. Daily Values sounds like some British thing and Merkins ain't gonna know to look there.

Yeah, they should be merged. AEuSoes1 05:20, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the Daily Values article (more of a snippet, really!) should be subsumed within the Reference Daily Intake article. [Another reader]

[edit] Add a list of values

I'm currently working on a template box with nutritional information: template:nutritionalvalue. I'm considering to add a link to this page with a more extensive list of RDA values (including age groups etc.), and maybe also the equivalents for different countries. Would this be appropriate? Are there for example copyright issues if you reproduce all the data from the official list? Han-Kwang 21:02, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Completely meaningless

RDI/RDV is meaningless, because there are so many variables that determine what a persons intake should be, such as their gender, weight, age, activity levels, etc. that there is no possible way to determine what an average daily intake should be.Davez621 13:59, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

The FDA tables give different values depending on age group and sex. If you look up the numbers, you will see that generally 25-year-old men have the highest need, and that usually these values are taken as a "Daily value" on nutritional labeling. Wikipedia is not a place for primary research, but if you can provide a reference that supports your concern, it could be mentioned in the article. Han-Kwang 00:13, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Protein Intake

I'm a bit confused concerning minimum healthy protein consumption. As a vegan, I am often questioned as to whether I get enough protein in my diet. I've never really considered this an issue, as there is no Daily Value percentage assigned to protein intake. Any answers would be greatly appreciated.--Jnielsen 89 23:37, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Energy intake

A male adult souild consume 400 calories a day.ГόΙΟ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.240.144.179 (talk • contribs)

I think a normal value is more like between 2000 and 3000 kcal/day, but it is very dependent on the type of physical activity of a person. Unlike the RDI values for minerals and vitamins, where a 50% extra intake does little harm, a 50% extra energy intake has a very significant effect on body weight. I therefore don't think calories should be listed together with vitamins, although I'm not sure about the opinion of the organisations which establish the RDI values. Han-Kwang 10:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)