Optimal vs Adequate

Today for most nutrients people go by the RDA (recommended daily allowance). What most people do not realize is that the RDA was developed in order to prevent disease. For example, the RDA, for vitamin C was set at the level you must consume to avoid getting scurvy. This is true for all of the nutrients, the levels are set at the level you need to avoid getting the diseases that result from a deficiency in that nutrient. What most people do not realize is that these levels are what you need to prevent disease not to have optimal health. If you wish to have optimal health then you must consume larger quantities of many of the nutrients. The same can be said about working out. There is a certain minimum amount necessary to stay lean and avoid sickness but this level is not the optimal level to really make progress and get leaner. In order to improve your body composition you must consume optimal amounts of nutrients and workout at the optimal frequency and intensity for your body. Doing the minimum will not work. Remember that extraordinary results require extraordinary methods.

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