Importance of hitting RDA targets for certain vitamins while dieting

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi,

I’m currently in a weight loss phase, and according to my calorie tracking app, I’m hitting only 30-50% of RDA for Vitamin E, and B3. This happened after I reduced meat instake and Vitamin E sources such cooking oil and nuts.

In the Vitamin D podcast, you said that RDA isn’t that important when it comes to improved health outcomes. Should I ignore my current “deficiency” or look into supplementing?

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I wouldn’t worry about this at all in the short-term, e.g. daily intake per se’. However, if your dietary pattern is pretty similar day-to-day, it may benefit you to look into swapping some different foods in here and there to make sure you’re getting a little closer to the RDA. If that’s not possible, a multi-vitamin may be appropriate barring any contraindications.

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