I’m not sure whether or not to take this post as evidence that the field of nutrition is diseased or not.
The RDI is not what is enough for X amount of people but what is thought to be enough by a given authoritative body that published the RDI. While I do hope that there’s some correlation between what’s recommended and what’s actually needed, people in the field confusing their abstractions and ignoring a portion of their uncertainty is a bad sign.
Sorry I only just saw this post. I would not classify myself as “in the field”, for what it’s worth. I would consider “my field” to be traffic engineering, as I have 10+ years experience in that (not including undergrad). My experience in the field of nutrition is less than that (a 3 year undergrad degree).
The main part of my post is a blog post I made aimed at an intelligent lay audience, so I did leave some nuances out. I do not consider the fact that the NRVs are published by a body that doesn’t (and with current technology can’t) know the “true” RDI to be the major shortfall that you clearly think it is.
I’m not sure whether or not to take this post as evidence that the field of nutrition is diseased or not.
The RDI is not what is enough for X amount of people but what is thought to be enough by a given authoritative body that published the RDI. While I do hope that there’s some correlation between what’s recommended and what’s actually needed, people in the field confusing their abstractions and ignoring a portion of their uncertainty is a bad sign.
Sorry I only just saw this post. I would not classify myself as “in the field”, for what it’s worth. I would consider “my field” to be traffic engineering, as I have 10+ years experience in that (not including undergrad). My experience in the field of nutrition is less than that (a 3 year undergrad degree).
The main part of my post is a blog post I made aimed at an intelligent lay audience, so I did leave some nuances out. I do not consider the fact that the NRVs are published by a body that doesn’t (and with current technology can’t) know the “true” RDI to be the major shortfall that you clearly think it is.