According to State Department estimates, Haitians survive on only 84 percent of the minimum daily caloric intake.

However, it was considered that it would need a minimum intake of 150 students a year would be necessary to make it economically and educationally viable.

Lipton defined ultra-poverty as receiving less than 80 percent of minimum caloric intake whilst spending more than 80% of income on food.

This minimum daily intake was reached by day 3, and 'starter regimens' using less than full strength of the feed were not used.

Food security is a major issue since nearly 12% of the population receive less than the minimum daily caloric intake to sustain good health.

It was considered that a minimum intake of 150 students each year would be necessary to make a medical school economically and educationally viable.

The minimum recommended intake of carbohydrate is 130 g.

Animals need a minimum intake of food energy in order to sustain their metabolism and drive their muscles.

The World Health Organization has not developed minimum daily intakes for these age groups.

For example he consulted leading nutritionists of the period to discover the minimum calorific intake and nutritional balance necessary before people got ill or lost weight.