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RDAs for low calorie diet

I follow a 1000-1200 Kcal diet and according to cronometer I don't reach every vitamin's and mineral's daily goals. As for thiamin, I' ve read that O,5 mg per 1000 Kcals is needed, …
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Re-living life again

Hi all, quick recap and then the questions. It REALLY doesnt need to be said not to ignore doctors, but the point of me doing this is to be more self reliant and not to have to dep …
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Paleo Recommended Daily Allowance

Does such a thing exist? I saw in a previous post that Chris Kresser was working on a tool for this, but haven't been able to locate it. I've been using Paleo Track and obviously …
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RDAs/ vitamin and mineral requirements vs. fruit and veg variety

Am I correct in thinking that the main reason behind "eat a variety of fruits and vegetables" is to ensure a full nutrient portfolio? I've put my meals into FitDay and over the we …
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Can you meet all your RDAs with food? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Can food give us all the nutrients we need? This is part question and part sharing of a great webpage. I have been researching the vitamin and mineral …
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How do you secure optimal nutrition on a low plant diet?

I was reading through some old hacks, specifically these two, http://paleohacks.com/questions/82027/how-important-are-greens#axzz1gMVhbcbc http://paleohacks.com/questions/36094/ …
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Daily Calcium Recommendation

It seems well established that when one is taking in proper amounts of the nutrients involved with improving calcium metabolism (e.g. Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium, etc.) calcium need i …
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How to get enough paleo calcium?

Tracking my nutrient intake, I have noticed that I am consistantly low on my daily calcium intake. According to the RDA, I should be getting 1000mg per day. I am finding that har …
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What are the best nutrition dense superfoods?

We hear a lot in the media about this or that being the lastest 'superfood.' Soy is a classic case. However, on inspection, many of these foods do not turn out to be so super aft …
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Food tracker calibration for Paleo/Primal lifestyle

So glad to have found this great resource for Paleo information - eating like our ancestors did has always made sense to me, but having a framework and extensive scientific informa …
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How did Grok manage his RDA

How do we explain the concept of RDA with respect to the Paleolithic? It is quite likely that various groups ate very similar foods for days on end. A relatively large hunted anim …
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How well are vitamin B supplements absorbed?

In particular, vitamin B1 (thiamine). I noticed on Cronometer that I get about 50% of the RDA for B1 (I know, RDA isn't necessarily important...). I was thinking of taking Jarrow …
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How do nutritional requirements vary with calories consumed?

I eat somewhere between 4000-5000 calories a day. My weight hovers between 65-69kg and I'm 6ft with not much body fat. I cannot seem to gain weight easily. Should I just multiply …
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To those who take no supps & have tested adequate vitamin and mineral levels..

What does your diet look like? I'm asking because it seems that many people are still missing some nutrients and need to supplement with things such as selenium, vit k, iodine, m …
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Vegetables…Do we really need them? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: No vegetables, on Paleo, is it possible? or unhealthy? I am eating mainly beef and bison and I am eating head to tail, so organs, muscle meat, fat, and …

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