Diet newspaper article

The way nutrient % are calculated is making people fat. "the EAR (estimated average requirement) daily intake is not a goal but rather a tool" to set the amount the take the median of people (so half get too much half not enough) at a level right below "a specific indicator of excess". The reccomended diatary allowance is set to be at this level for 98-99% of people or 2SD above the already excessive EAR. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/DRI/Essential_Guide/DRIEssentialGuideNutReq.pdf