HNF 150 Nutrition Recommendations
Dietary reference intake ️️DRI; reflect daily intakes to be achieved on average over time; set high
enough to ensure that body stores will meet nutrient needs during periods of inadequate intakes; set by
food and nutrition board and national academy of sc...
Dietary reference intake ✔️✔️DRI; reflect daily intakes to be achieved on average over time; set high
enough to ensure that body stores will meet nutrient needs during periods of inadequate intakes; set by
food and nutrition board and national academy of sciences
Recommended Dietary Allowances ✔️✔️RDA; nutrient goals for individuals
Adequate Intakes ✔️✔️AI; nutrient intake goals, set when scientific data are insufficient to establish
RDA
Estimated average requirements ✔️✔️EAR; population-wide average nutrient requirements use in
nutrition research and policymaking, form basis for the RDA's
Upper Intake Levels ✔️✔️UL; suggested upper limit for potentially toxic nutrients, intakes above are
likely to cause illness from toxicity
nutrient density ✔️✔️foods rich in nutrients when compared to their calorie count; lower the cal,
higher the nutrients = good
6 types of nutrients ✔️✔️water, carbs, proteins, minerals, fats, and vitamins
3 types of nutrients that provide energy ✔️✔️fats, carbs, proteins
Energy yield for fats, carbs, proteins, and alcohol ✔️✔️fats- 9, carbs- 4, protein- 4, alcohol- 7
characteristics of a nutritious diet ✔️✔️to have balance between the nutrients: not too many carbs,
fats; have calories from all nutrients, moderation and variety- eating the same things over and over is
never healthy, so consume a variety of food groups but within reason
, Whole foods ✔️✔️non-processed food, nothing is taken away or added to these foods; kinda like
organic, when it grows to be a final product that's the way it stays, ex. fruit, vegetables, legumes
processed foods ✔️✔️deliberate change in a food like freezing or drying food to preserve nutrients
and freshness or formulating a frozen meal with the right nutrients; ex. canned veggies, most packaged
foods
enriched food ✔️✔️is when you have a whole food, remove the nutrients then put it back into the
food; some the nutrients get lost in this transaction, ex. enriched white floir
fortified food ✔️✔️add nutrient that was never in the food originally
functional foods ✔️✔️a general term fro a food with beneficial physiological or psychological effects
beyond providing essential nutrients ex. tomatoes, oats, omega-3s
credible sources of nutrition info ✔️✔️FDA, WHO, AHA, registered dietitians
Essential nutrients ✔️✔️have to obtain these from external sources aka food or supplements, either
the body can't make them or doesn't make enough
calorie ✔️✔️energy; raise temp of 1 L of H2O 1C, food is measured in kilocalories
scientific method ✔️✔️1) ask a question 2) formulate a hypothesis 3) design an experiment 4) collect
data 5) analyze 6) conclusion 7) redo the experiment with a diff question or redo for the purpose of
accuracy
questionnaires ✔️✔️knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
food frequency ✔️✔️foods commonly eaten over time, how often?
24-hour recall ✔️✔️all food/liquid intake for the day before and portion sizes
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