Which of the following statements about Recommended Daily Allowance is False?
According to the standards of Recommended Dietary Allowance, it provides enough nutrients to meet the demands of about 97.5% of the population. It cannot be applied to the entire population as these recommendations does not imply for sick people. Ref: Park Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 19th Edition, Page 501; Nutrition By Paul Insel, Don Ross, Kimberley McMahon, Melissa Bernstein, Page 52
The RDA is decided by a panel of expes and is based on scientific research
The RDA caters to the dietary requirement of all people
The RDA is often higher than the recommended minimum requirement
The RDA is based on the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)