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Describe the dietary principals: adequacy, balance, calorie control, moderation & variety.
- 1. Variety means eating many different foods.
- 2. Balance means consuming food from each group.
- 3. Moderations referers mostly to portion size.
- 4. Nutrient density focuses on nutrient content (calories).
- 5. Energy (KCAL) density affects calorie intake (adequacy).
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What measures can be used to assess nutritional status?
- 1. Analyzing Background factors
- 2. Nutritional assesments: ABCDE's (anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, environmental)
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When are Adequate Intakes (AI) established for nutrients?
Set if there is not sufficient information on human needs to set an RDA.
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What are “Daily Values”?
- 1. Generic standard used on food labels – usually reflects the highest RDA (or related nutrient standard) seen in various age and gender categories for the nutrient.
- 2. Allows consumers to compare intake from a specific food to desirable (or maximum) intake levels.
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Define Nutrient Density.
-characteristic used to determine its nutritional quality. -determined by comparing its protein, vitamin, or mineral content with the amount of calories it provides.
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The acronym DRI stands for __________- ___________
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Dietary Reference Intakes
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Why were the Dietary Guidelines for American issued?
MyPyramid was designed to meet nutritional needs for the macro- and micronutrients
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List the Dietary Guidelines.
- 1) Consume a variety of nutrient-dense foods and beverages within and among the basic food groups of MyPyramid.
- 2) Limit saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, added sugars, salt, and alcohol.
- 3) Emphasize plant foods, fat-free or low-fat milk products.
- 4) Maintainbody weight in a healthy range by balancing calorie intake with calorie expenditure.
- 5) Practice safe food handling
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Which government agency is responsible for regulating most U.S. food labeling?
FDA; USDA & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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The food grouping guidelines most recently released from the United States government are called ______.
My Pyramid
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The MyPyramid guidelines recommend that we be physically active for at least how many minutes most days of the week?
30
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Two tablespoons (tbsp) of peanut butter is about the size of a _________.
golf ball
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The RDAs are designed to cover the needs of what percentage of the population?
97%
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According to the Dietary Guidelines, adults should consume ____ cups of milk or its equivalent each day.
3
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The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994 classified vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and herbal remedies as _______.
foods
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