3. Nutrient reccomendations

Question 1

Why nutrient recommendations?

Answer 1

90% type 2 diabetes, 80% CVD, 30% cancer can be prevented by better dietary habits, less smoking, better physical activity

• cover the physiologial requirments for metabolic function
• supports good health and reduce diet associet diseases

Question 2

What are the nutrient nutrition reccomendations?

Answer 2

guidelines for an optimal intake and combination of food and nutrients
It focuses on quality and whole diet

Question 3

Purpouse of NNR:

Answer 3

• guidelines for dietary plan
• tool for assessment of dietary intake
• basis for food and nutrition policies
• basis for education
• basis for developinf food products

Question 4

guidelines on NNR?

Answer 4

based on present knowledge about impact of food on health and risk disease
-requires various data

Question 5

What is a Cohort study?

Answer 5

study where one or more samples are followed when they have a disease r outcome and they want to determine the initial condition (risk factors) associeated with it
have to be conduct in similar population

beach volley players example

Question 6

What is a randomized controlled trial?

Answer 6

study that assign randomly, partecipants into an experimental group or a control group (RCT) and then the only difference between the control and the experimental group is the variable that is being study

ex. study on the sunscreen cream

Question 7

what is the beneficial effect og high intake of plant food?

Answer 7

because they are rich in micronutrients and potential bioactive constitutents

strong scientific evidence that natural fibre conribute to decreased risk of diseases (cancer, diabetes…)

Question 8

Pro and cons with dietary, eggs, meat

Answer 8

important protein and mineral sources:

• high fat products exchaged with low fat meat and dairy products
• high consumption of meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer, diabetes, obesity ecc
• replace red meat with vegetarian choices or fish egg…
• milk is associated with diabtes stroke..

Question 9

recommendation to promote health and wellbeing:

Answer 9

• decrease energy density increase micronutrient density
• improve carbohydrate quality
• improve fat quality
• limit red meat
• limit the use of salt

Question 10

NNR macronutrients:

Answer 10

carbohydrates:quality is very important 45-60%
fat: 25-40% of the energy (cis mono unsaturated 10-20 %, cis polyunsaturated 5-10% )
saturated fat 10%
trans fatty acids as low as possible
moderation of fat very important to prevent obesity

Proteins: 10-20%

Question 11

Recommendations about the physical activity:

Answer 11

influence growth, development, long term healtg

30 min physical activity every day for adults 60 for children

Question 12

NNR early nutrition

Answer 12

breastfeeding for 6 months and partial breastfeeding for 6 months after can promote adeguate growth and prevent obesity later in life

Question 13

NNR salt

Answer 13

10-12 g/day

Question 14

What a whole diet approach should be?

Answer 14

increase: vegetables,fruits,nuts and seeds, wholegrain cereals, fish and seafoods
change: hight fat –> low fat
butter to vegetable oils
limit: red meat, drinks with added sugars, refined grains, sweet bakery, junk foods, ice creams, alchool