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Explain the purpose of the government nutrition recommendations
- To address nutritional concerns of population & help ppl meet their nutritional needs
- To evaulate population’s nutritional status’s for identifying trends in the diet
Discuss how US nutrition recommendations have changed over the past 100 years
Changed with dietary habits & disease patterns
Now intended to promote health AND deficiencies
How are nutrition recommendations used for evaluating nutritional status’s and setting public health policies?
Nutritional statuses are used to create public solutions in programs and fortification
List the factors that are considered when estimating an individual’s energy needs EERs
- Age
- Weight
- Height
- Level of physical activity
Whats the point of
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges AMDRs?
To interpret the proportion of calories in a diet
How can following Dietary Guidelines help prevent chronic disease?
Being a BABe:
- Balancing calories to manage weight
- Addressing foods and nutrients to increase & decrease
- Building healthy eating patterns
How are Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate related?
Together, they are uses to **plan customized diets **
Identify foods that are high in empty calories
Foods that are high in solid fats and added sugars:
Discuss how the information on food labels can help the choice of a healthy diet
Helps consumers create informed choices by interpreting the Nutrition Facts and applying it to their Calorie intake
Determine whether a food is high or low in fiber, saturated fat, and cholesterol
Order of ingredients on a food label
Heaviest to lightest
Explain the types of claims that are common on dietary supplement labels.
Health claim
Nutrient Content Claim
Qualified Health Claim
Structure/Function Claim
Four sets of DRI values used in recommending nutrient intake
- Esitmated Average Requirements EARs
- Recommended Dietary Allowances RDAs
- Adequate Intakes AIs
- Tolerable Intake Levels ULs
EARs
Estimated Average Requirements
Population’s typical nutrient intake
RDAs
Recommended Dietary Allowances
Line between deficiency and health
ULs
Tolerable Intake Levels
Maximum amount without toxicity symptoms
AIs
Adequate Intakes
Goals for individuals
Amount that appears to sustain good health
<em>Used only when not enough information on RDAs</em>
What was the purpose of Nutrition Recommendations in the past?
To promote deficiency awareness
Purpose of DRIs
To expose excess & deficiency information
How does MyPlate apply to the Dietary Guidelines?
MyPlate puts it into practice
What is the purpose of the
Probable deficient amounts of energy & specific nutrients
What is Vitamin B1?
Thiamin
What is Vitamin B2?
Riboflavin
What is Vitamin B3?
Niacin
What is the purpose of the
To reduce risks of obesity linking to chronic disease
What is the order of the Nutrient References over the years?
How is excess and deficiency information exposed?
Through the use of MyPlate & Food Labels
What assessments determine a Nutritional Status?
- Diet analysis
- Physical exam
- Medical history
- Body’s nutrient levels
How long has the federal government been making Dietary Recommendations for?
What is a Diet analysis?
Food record Vs. Nutrient intake
How is nutrient intake concluded?
It is compared to the Dietary Recommendations
What is in the Food Guide “How to Select Foods”? [1917]
5 food groups:
Meat & milk, Cereals, Vegetables & Fruit, Fats & fatty acidd, Sugars & sugary foods
What is the daily intake precentage of Calories from Saturated fatty acids?
Less than 10%
What is the maximum daily intake of Sodium
Less than 2300 mg
Define Food Guides
They are used to translate nutrient-intake recommendations into food choices
What did the 1st set of Dietary Recommendations originaly propose? [1894]
A heart diet for American men based on proteins, carbs, fat, and “mineral matter.”
What are 2 purposes for government Dietary Recommendations?
- To evaluate public & individual health
- To plan diets
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs)
Healthy ranges of intake for carbohydrate, fat, and protein, expressed as percentages of total energy intake
Adequate Intakes (AIs)
Nutrient Intakes that should be used as a goal when no RDA exists. Values are an approximation of the nutrient intake that sustains health.
Daily Value
A reference value for the intake of nutrients used on food labels to help consumers see how a given food fits into their overall diet
Dietary Supplement
A product sold to supplement the diet; may include nutrients, enzymes, herbs, or other substances.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Provides evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health and reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the risk of chronic disease
Dietary Recommendations
Designed for evaluating public AND individual health concerns, to plan diets & evaluate what individuals are eating
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
Recommendations for the amounts of energy, nutrients, and other food components that healthy people should consume in order to stay healthy, reduce the risk of chronic disease, and prevent deficiencies
Empty Calories
Calories from solid fats and/or sugars, which add calories to the food but few nutrients
Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)
Nutrient intakes estimated to meet the needs of 50% of the healthy individuals in a given gender and life-stage group
Estimated Energy Requirements (EERs)
Provides an estimate of how many calories are needed to keep body weight stable
Exchange Lists
A set of food-group recommendations developed in the 1950s to plan diets for people with diabetes
Food Guide
Health Claim
Refer to a relationship between a nutrient, food, food component, or dietary supplement and reduce risk of a disease or health-related condition
Healthy People
A set of health-promotion and disease-prevention objectives with the goal of increasing the quality and length of healthy lives for the population as a whole and eliminating health disparities among different segments of the population
MyPlate
USDA’s most recent food guide. It divides foods into groups, based on the nutrients they supply most abundantly, and illustrates the appropriate proportions of foods from each food group that make up a healthy diet
Nutrient Content Claim
Statements that highlight specific characteristics of a product that might be of interest to consumers, such as “fat free” or “low sodium”
Nutrition Facts
Section of food label that presents information about the amounts of specific nutrients in a standard serving
Nutritional Status
An individual’s health, as it is influenced by the intake and utilization of nutrients
Qualified Health Claim
Health claims for which there is emerging but not well-established evidence
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs)
Nutrient intakes that are sufficient to meet the needs of almost healthy people in a specific gender and life-stage group
Structure/Function Claim
Describes the role of the dietary ingredient in maintaining normal structure, function, or general well-being
Supplements Facts
Dietary supplements are required to carry this panel that helps consumers understand what they are choosing when they purchase these products
Tolerable Intake Levels (ULs)
Maximum daily intake levels that are unlikely to pose risks of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in a given gender and life-stage group
Section: Nutrition Recommendations (3)
- Food guides
- Nutritional status
- Healthy People
Section: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) (7)
- Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
- Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)
- Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs)
- Adequate Intakes (AIs)
- Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs)
- Estimated Energy Requirements (EERs)
- Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs)
Section: Tools for Diet Planning (4)
- MyPlate
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Empty Calories
- Exchange Lists
Section: Food and Supplement Labels (7)
- Nutrition Facts
- Daily Value
- Nutrient Content Claim
- Health Claim
- Dietary Supplement
- Supplements Facts
- Structure/Function Claim
