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The RDA for this nutrient for children over 1-year old is the same as the adult RDA Carbohydrate,Protein,Fat or Water?
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the average daily dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all healthy individuals in a particular gender and life stage group life stage considers age and, when applicable, pregnancy or lactation.
macronutrients | RDA for children over 1-year old and adult RDA |
Carbohydrates | same for both children and adults. RDA forcarbohydrate of 130 g/d for adults and children aged ≥1 y. |
Protein | different for childrens and adults. as children need 13-19gram per day and adults need 34-56 gram per day including pregnant womwn needs 71 gram per day |
Fats | different for childrens and adults. children 39 grams of fat per day and adult need 44 grams to 77 grams of fat per day. |
Water | There is no RDA for water. |
There is no RDA for water as EAR ie Estimated Average Requirement and RDA ie Recommended Dietary Allowance values could not be established for daily water intake due to the large variation in water needs across the population.