Preview: Adjusted Dietary Reference Intakes for Indispensable Amino Acids 

The current USDA and WHO recommendations for how much protein and indispensable amino acids (IAAs) we should consume are 20 years old.  Much has happened since their original publication.  The world in the mid-2020s is vastly different than it was at the turn of the century.  Adults are living longer, and are doing so with one or more chronic health conditions; many of which can be correlated to their diets. 

Given the critical role that IAA play regarding our health, this ORIGINAL-RESEARCH article proposes Adjusted Dietary Reference Intakes (ADRI) for IAAs.  The IAA ADRI incorporate more recent evidence-based research and data, which suggest a higher baseline consumption of IAAs may be warranted to help offset the widespread prevalence of chronic health conditions. 

The IAA ARDI are approximately 1.6 times the current USDA and WHO dietary reference intakes for indispensable amino acids.

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Keywords: protein, IAA, ADRI, deficiency, health, diet