In a five-month negotiation with Burger King and its then parent Grand Metropolitan PLC (now part of Diageo), the company agreed to post complete nutritional information that complied with the Federal Government's guidelines for the maximum daily recommended intake of fat and sodium.
In Australia, the maximum recommended daily intake is 500 mL ED (160 mg caffeine) per day (exceedance of this guideline hereafter referred to as 'excess intake').
The maximum recommended salt intake for children aged four to six is 3g a day, and 5g for seven to 10-year-olds.
When more than a third of young men, and a quarter of young women, regularly drink more than twice the maximum recommended daily intake, it raises the prospect of large numbers being categorised as abusers of alcohol.
The maximum recommended salt intake for children aged four to six is 3g a day, while it is 5g for seven to 10-year-olds.
Chewing six betel quids could contribute up to 18% of the maximum recommended daily intake of Mn.
The dependent variable is whether the past year ED consumer reported exceeding ED maximum recommended daily intake guidelines (≥3 standard 250 mL EDs) in typical and maximum ED and AmED drinking sessions in the preceding 12 months.
In the case of phytosterols this ties them relatively firmly to a specific health concern (with raised blood cholesterol) and offers written instructions about a maximum recommended daily intake.
