In adults over 50, only 60percentt of men (and 50percentt of women) meet the recommended intake of calcium.
With a single chicken leg potentially being twice as much as my daily recommended intake of meat, it's easy to end up overindulging.
Barbecue diners can also consume twice their daily recommended intake of salt in one meal, according to Consensus Action on Salt & Health.
For women, their recommended intake of 1.6 litres of water is the equivalent of just under three pints.
The average recommended intake of five servings of various fruits and vegetables each day contains about six to eight milligrams of beta-carotene.
It was carried out on Chinese children, aged between six and eight, and showed that a bowl of cooked golden rice, between 100g and 150g, could provide 60% of the recommended intake of vitamin A for young people.
But only an estimated 25percentt of boys (and 10percentt of girls) ages 9 to 17 get the recommended intake of 1,300 milligrams of calcium a day.
It's better for children to drink water during and after exercise, and to have the recommended intake of juice and low-fat milk with meals.
The humble sausage sandwich could contain nearly two-thirds of an adult's maximum daily recommended intake of salt – more than a McDonald's double cheeseburger and large fries, a health group has warned.
It means that if people follow the daily recommended intake of 18 grams of fibre, they could be consuming more than 250 extra calories each week without realising it, Dr Livesey said.
The move, which will take affect in September, comes after the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) called for the UK's recommended intake of sugar to be cut in half to tackle skyrocketing obesity and diabetes rates.
