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Why is there the obesity epidemic a problem? |
poor nutrition physical inactivity |
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Dietary Reference Intake |
Food and Nutrition Board National Academy of Sciences |
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
USDA HHS |
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Food Labels |
FDA |
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Food Guide Plate |
www.myplate.gov USDA HHS |
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Alternative Food Plate |
Harvard |
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Most Recent DRI's |
1997-2011 |
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Goals of DRI's (4) |
Set recommended intake values Facilitated nutrition research and policy Establishing safety guidelines Preventing chronic diseases |
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Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) |
Nutrient intake goals for individuals |
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Adequate Intake (AI) |
Nutrient intake goals for individuals Set when scientific data are insufficient to establish RDA |
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Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) |
Population-wide average nutrient requirements use in nutrition research and policymaking |
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Upper Intake Levels (UL) |
Suggested upper limit for potentially toxic nutrients Intakes above the UL are likely to cause illness from toxicity |
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Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) for Energy Nutrients |
Provide adequate total energy and nutrients while preventing chronic diseases
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Balance Studies |
Test different levels of intake of the nutrient Measure excretion of the nutrient (urine, sweat, feces) Find out how much intake=excretion |
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DRI Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) for Energy Nutrients |
Carbohydrates: 45 to 65% of calories Fat: 20 to 35% of calories Protein: 10 to 35% of calories |
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Healthy Dietary Pattern is... |
Higher in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low or non-fat dairy, seafood, legumes, and nuts Lower in red and processed meats, and low in sugar, sweetened foods and drinks and refined grains |
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Fruits and vegetables make up ___% of the plate |
50% |
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Every packaged food must contain (5) |
The common or usual name of the product The name and address of the manufacturer, packager, or distributed The net contents in terms of weight, measure, or count The nutrition content of the product (Nutrition Facts Label) The ingredients |
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Health Claim |
A statement concerning links between nutrients or food constituents and disease |
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Nutrient Claim |
A statement concerning a products nutritive value |
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Dietary Supplement |
a product, other than tobacco, that is added to the diet and contains one of the following ingredients: a vitamin, mineral, herb, botanical, amino acid, metabolite, constituent, or extract-or any combination of these ingredients |
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Non-nutrients |
Compounds in foods, other than the six nutrients, that have biological activity in the body |
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Phytochemical |
Biologically active compounds of plants believed to confer resistance to disease to the eater (non-nutrients of plants) |
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Functional Food |
A general term for a food with beneficial physiological or psychological effects beyond providing essential nutrients |
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Nutrition Education and Labeling Act of 1990 |
Only allowed when safe and supported by scientific evidence |
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Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 |
Largely unregulated May or may not be based on scientific evidence May or may not have been tested for safety |
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Enriched Foods |
Adding back nutrients that was already in the food but lost in processing |
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Fortified Foods |
Adding a nutrient that was never in the food |