What six things should a diet plan account for?
age, stage of development, food habits/preferences, food availability, socioeconomic conditions, and cooking skills
Who determines the recommendations in the US and Canada?
Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
What are RDAs?
DRIs?
Recommended dietary allowances;
dietary reference intakes
What does EAR stand for? AI? UL?
Estimated average requirement;
Adequate intake;
Tolerable Upper intake Level
Estimated Avergae Requirements are the amount of a nutrient required to meet the needs of how much of the population?
50%
T/F: EARs are used for populations, not individuals.
True
What is the nutrient amount required to meet the needs of 97% of the population?
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
T/F: RDAs are goals for populations, not individuals.
False; goals for individuals, not populations.
How is Adequate Intake determined and when are they used?
Determined by observation;
These are the nutrient recommendations when there is insufficient evidence to calculate EAR or RDA.
What is known as the highest nutrient level unlikely to cause adverse effects?
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
T/F: Typically, we want our diets to be between the EAR and the RDA.
False; we want to be between RDA and UL
What does AMDR stand for?
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range
What is the AMDR for Carbs? Fat? Protein?
Carbs- 45-65%
Fat- 20-35%
Protein - 10-35%
How is the RDA or AI determined for protein intake?
0.8g/kg body weight
How many federal agencies are under the US dept of Agriculture (USDA) and the Dept of Health & Human Services (DHHS) collecting nutrition info?
22 federal agencies
What does HEI stand for?
Healthy Eating Index
What range of HEI is described as needs improvemnt?
51-80; above is considered a good diet, below is considered poor diet