Ch. 1: The Role of Nutrition in Our Health

Question 1

Nutrition

Answer 1

The science that studies food and how food nourishes our bodies and influences our health

Question 2

Health

Answer 2

A multidimensional lifelong process that includes physical, emotional and spiritual components

Question 3

6 nutrients essential for Health

Answer 3

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Water

Question 4

Dietary Reference Intakes

Answer 4

A set of nutritional reference values for the US and Canada that applies to healthy people

Question 5

Estimated Average Requirement

Answer 5

The average daily nutrient intake level estimated to meet the requirements of half of the healthy individuals in a particular life stage

Question 6

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Answer 6

The average daily nutrient intake level that meets the nutrient requirements of almost all healthy individuals in a particular life stage

Question 7

Adequate Intake

Answer 7

Recommended average daily nutrient intake level based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intake by a group of healthy people

Question 8

Tolerable Upper Intake Level

Answer 8

The highest average daily nutrient intake level likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in a particular life stage

Question 9

Primary Deficiency

Answer 9

A deficiency that occurs when not enough of a nutrient is consumed in the diet

Question 10

Secondary Deficiency

Answer 10

A deficiency that occurs when a person cannot absorb enough of the nutrient