adequate intake

collocation in English

meaningsofadequateandintake

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adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
enough or satisfactory for a ...
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intake
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.teɪk/us
/ˈɪn.teɪk/
an act of taking in something, ...
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(Definition ofadequateandintakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Percentage ofadequateintakecalculated according to the probability approach (13).
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Responsibility for ensuring anadequateintakeof apprentices rests on the industry.
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Responsibility for ensuring anadequateintakeof apprentices rests primarily with the industry.
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I have explained elsewhere that the absence of anadequateintakeof milk can mean that we shall have more cases of hypoplastic, that is, honeycombed, teeth.
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Current strategy is to improve appetite by using appetite stimulants to ensureadequateintakeof nutrients.
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In the same study, six of 26 men developed choline deficiency symptoms while consuming theadequateintake(and no more) of choline.
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Studies on a number of different populations have found that the average intake of choline was below theadequateintake.
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In order to avoid these problems, it's important to meet theadequateintake, especially since many multivitamins do not contain enough choline.
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Theadequateintakewas less than the optimal intake for the male subjects in another study.
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However, theadequateintakemay not be enough for some people.
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Many people do not develop deficiency symptoms when consuming less than theadequateintakeof choline.
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Health benefits above the recommendedadequateintakeof 0.9 - 1.3 mg/day have not been established.
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Finally, it is important to remember that, for most people, including those of us with dementia, eating and drinking are not generally about ensuring adequate intakes of nutrients.
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Most well-nourished children have adequate intakes of copper.
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