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RECOMMENDED DAILY AMOUNT OF NUTRITIENTS. Dietary Reference Values (DRVs). How much energy and each nutrients our bodies need. DRVs are based on age, gender and for women if they are pregnant or breastfeeding. They do not apply to people with health
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RECOMMENDED DAILY AMOUNT OF NUTRITIENTS Dietary Reference Values (DRVs). How much energy and each nutrients our bodies need. DRVs are based on age, gender and for women if they are pregnant or breastfeeding. They do not apply to people with health issues as they may have a different nutritional requirement. DRVs apply to about 97% of the population. Sometimes DRVs are expressed as Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA).