Should nutritional labeling use the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) or the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) to communicate nutrient information to consumers? Before I weigh in, let’s take a brief history lesson on the subject.
In 1994, the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), The National Academies of Science initiated the expansion of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) to include other reference values. Since 1997, the FNB has established multiple diet…