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1
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What six things should a diet plan account for?

A

age, stage of development, food habits/preferences, food availability, socioeconomic conditions, and cooking skills

2
Q

Who determines the recommendations in the US and Canada?

A

Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

3
Q

What are RDAs?

DRIs?

A

Recommended dietary allowances;

dietary reference intakes

4
Q

What does EAR stand for? AI? UL?

A

Estimated average requirement;
Adequate intake;
Tolerable Upper intake Level

5
Q

Estimated Avergae Requirements are the amount of a nutrient required to meet the needs of how much of the population?

A

50%

6
Q

T/F: EARs are used for populations, not individuals.

A

True

7
Q

What is the nutrient amount required to meet the needs of 97% of the population?

A

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

8
Q

T/F: RDAs are goals for populations, not individuals.

A

False; goals for individuals, not populations.

9
Q

How is Adequate Intake determined and when are they used?

A

Determined by observation;

These are the nutrient recommendations when there is insufficient evidence to calculate EAR or RDA.

10
Q

What is known as the highest nutrient level unlikely to cause adverse effects?

A

Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)

11
Q

T/F: Typically, we want our diets to be between the EAR and the RDA.

A

False; we want to be between RDA and UL

12
Q

What does AMDR stand for?

A

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range

13
Q

What is the AMDR for Carbs? Fat? Protein?

A

Carbs- 45-65%
Fat- 20-35%
Protein - 10-35%

14
Q

How is the RDA or AI determined for protein intake?

A

0.8g/kg body weight

15
Q

How many federal agencies are under the US dept of Agriculture (USDA) and the Dept of Health & Human Services (DHHS) collecting nutrition info?

A

22 federal agencies

16
Q

What does HEI stand for?

A

Healthy Eating Index

17
Q

What range of HEI is described as needs improvemnt?

A

51-80; above is considered a good diet, below is considered poor diet