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Question

A sweetener has an ADI of 5 mg/kg body weight. What is the maximum mg of that sweetener a person weighing 70 kg can consume per day without exceeding the ADI?

Accepted Answer

350 mg per day.

Answer

35 mg per day, since ADIs are always expressed per 10 kg of body weight for conservative estimates.

Answer

700 mg per day, because ADI values are typically doubled to account for safety factors in human populations.

Answer

5 mg per day, as ADI values are read as an absolute daily value independent of body weight.