Setting A Good Dietary standards

Dietary standards are a set of guidelines in which an individual can understand essential nutrients, food consumption and the relationship they possess. Not only do dietary standards increase understanding of foods and their nutritional values they offer a mechanism of comparison. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) is a set of standards the federal government mandates each individual needs on a daily bases to maintain balanced and adequate nutrition. Reference Dietary Intake (RDI) is a combination of recommended daily allowances and mechanisms of risk reduction for diseases such as coronary artery disease, obesity, cancer, and osteoporosis. Dietary standard of RDA, and RDI are used today with meal preparation for our military personnel, groups such as WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), and meals on wheels programs through out the country.