| LATEST EXAM UPDATES| 2024/25 |AFAA - Group Fitness Instructor Chapter 13: Questions and answers, VERIFIED/

AFAA - Group Fitness Instructor Chapter 13: Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ What is Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)? - The average daily nutrient intake level estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals who are in a particular life stage and gender group. What is Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - The average daily nutrient intake suffi cient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97-98%) healthy individuals who are in a particular life stage and gender group. What is Adequate Intake (AI)? - A recommended average daily nutrient intake level, based on observed (or experimentally determined) approximations or estimates of nutrient intake assumed to be adequate for a group (or groups) of healthy people. This measure is used when RDA cannot be determined. Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) - The highest average daily nutrient intake level likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in a particular life stage and gender group. As intake increases above the UL, the potential risk of adverse health effects increases. What is dietary reference intake (DRI)? - Framework of dietary standards used to plan and evaluate