[6] BASIC TOOLS IN NUTRITION

Question 1

Serve as dietary guides in planning for a healthy diet

Answer 1

Basic Tools in Nutrition

Question 2

• General guide to let people use foods that are adequate for them
• Lots of foods but in the right servings

Answer 2

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid (DNGP)

Question 3

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Water / Beverages

Answer 3

8 Glasses

Question 4

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Rice, Rice Products, Corn, Root Crops, Bread, Noodles

Answer 4

5-8 Servings

Question 5

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Fruits

Answer 5

2-3 Servings

Question 6

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Vegetables

Answer 6

3 Servings

Question 7

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Milk & Milk Products

Answer 7

1 Glass

Question 8

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Egg

Answer 8

1 Piece

Question 9

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Fish, Shellfish, Meath & Poultry, Dried Beand & Nuts

Answer 9

3-4 Servings

Question 10

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Sugars / Sweets

Answer 10

5-8 tsps

Question 11

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid

Fats & Oils

Answer 11

6-8 tsps

Question 12

New Food Pyramid

• (1) ____ added to the food guide
• (2) ____ become smaller visual representation

Answer 12

(1) Exercise
(2) Oils

Question 13

• Adopts the multi-level appraoch for setting nutrient reference values to meet the needs of various stakeholders for appropriate nutrient reference values

Answer 13

Philippine Dietary Reference Intake (PDRI)

Question 14

Philippine Dietary Reference Intake (PDRI)

Level of intake of energy or nutrient which is considered adequate for the maintenance of health and well-being of healthy persons in the population

Answer 14

Recommended Energy and Nutrient Intake (RENI)

Question 14

Philippine Dietary Reference Intake (PDRI)

Daily nutrient intake level that meets the median or average requirement of healthy individuals in particular life stage and sex group, corrected for incomplete utilization or dietary nutrient bioavailability

Answer 14

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

Question 14

Philippine Dietary Reference Intake (PDRI)

Daily nutrient intake level that is based on observed or experimentally-determine approximation of the average nutrient intake by a group of apparently healthy people that are assumed to sustain a defined nutritional state

Answer 14

Adequate Intake (AI)

Question 15

Provide the general public with recommendations about proper diet and wholesome dietary practice to promote good health for themselves and their families

Answer 15

Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF)

Question 15

10 NGF

1. Eat a ____ everyday to get the nutrient needed by the body
2. Breastfeed infants exclusively from ____ then give appropriate complementary foods while continuing breastfeeding ____ for optimum growth and development
3. Eat more vegetables and fruits to get the essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber for regulation of body processes

Answer 15

(1) variety of foods
(2) birth up to six months / for two years and beyond

Question 15

Philippine Dietary Reference Intake (PDRI)

Highest average daily nutrient intake level likely to pose no adverse health effects to almost all individuals in the general population

Answer 15

Tolerable Upper Intake Level or Upper Limit (UL)

Question 15

Nutrients covered for RENI/RDA

1. Energy
2. Macronutrients
3. Minerals
4. Fat-soluble Vitamins
5. Water-soluble Vitamins
6. Water and Electrolytes

Question 15

A new, easy-to-understand food guude that uses a familiar food plate model to convey the right food group proportions on a per-meal bais to meet the body’s energy and nutrient needs of adults

Answer 15

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