What is the recommended amount of protein, fat and carbohydrate in the diet?
The requirements of protein, fat and carbohydrates for men and women vary, dependingon age and in women, pregnancy, lactation (breastfeeding). However, as a generalguideline, 50% of energy should be sourced from carbohydrates, 35% from fatsand 15% from proteins. What are recommended dietary allowances (RDAs)? Recommended dietary allowances are the level of nutrients deemed to be adequate to meet the needs of practically all healthy people, and are devised based on scientific knowledge. They are also known as recommended daily allowances, recommended daily amounts and recommended nutrient intakes. RDAs are prepared by nutrition experts in individual countries and are used to evaluate if food meets national nutrition needs, for designing nutrition education programmes and for developing new products. The Irish RDAs were published in 1999 by the Food Safety Authority. Why is breastfeeding so good for my baby? For the first few months of life, infants only need milk as a source of energy.
