Standard RDAs for nutrients are designed to prevent deficiency, not necessarily to optimize long-term health or prevent chronic disease.

“the RDA you may be familiar with is is usually Set uh a couple of standard deviations above what would be uh required to prevent uh deficiency which could cause acute death um but these micronutrient these recommended daily allowances are are not even being met”

“His whole stick was RDAs are like to prevent deficiency, you know, and that they're just not adequate, you know.”