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Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · key term

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

Definition

The estimated average requirement of a population group. For energy, some people will need less and others more.

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Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · C560

Component 1

Energy uses an Estimated Average Requirement (EAR): around half the group will require less and half more. Consistently giving everyone enough energy for the highest requirements would give many people too much.
Revise: Nutrient and Energy Requirements Across Life Stages

Eduqas Food Preparation and Nutrition past papers

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Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) — Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Definition

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