Ch2: DRI, Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Labeling Flashcards
What Dr. Philips said we needed to know for the quiz in his email
____: how much of ea. Nutrient is needed daily
Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
increase during preg’s and lactation
____: dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient
requirement of nearly all healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
_____: a recommended intake value of nutrient intake by a group of healthy ppl that are
assumed to be adequate
Adequate Intake (AI)
____:highest level of nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse
health effects
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
_____: a nutrient intake value that is est. to meet the requirement of
half the healthy individuals in a life stage/ gender
Estimate Average Requirement (EAR)
_____: vitamins with different active chemical forms with different potencies
vitamers
1 Retinal activity equivalent (RAE)= ___
3.33 IU
Put into order which is more potent:
retinol, a-carotene, B- cartotene
1ug Retinol =
12ug B-Carotene=
22ug a-carotene
___IU: Calciferol
40IU
___IU: Vit E
1.5 IU
___ mg niacin = ___ mg of tryptophan
1mg of niacin = 60 mg of trytophan
Avg. american diet has what percentage of ea. macronutrient
Carbs: 47%
Protein: 16%
Total Fat: 36-43%
NCEP step 1 & 2 diet suggest what percentage of ea. macronutrient
Carbs: 50-60%
Protein: 20%
Total Fat: 20-35%
late paleolithic diet suggest what percentage of ea. macronutrient
Carbs: 45%
Protein: 34%
Fat: 21%
dietary goals should have hat % of ea. macro nutrient
Carbs: 55-58%
Protein: 12-15%
fats: 30%
What are the two differences btw the NCEP I vs. NCEP II diet
NCEP 1: 10% sat. fat, <200mg/d cholesterol
Paleolithic diet has ___ mg/d of cholesterol
591mg/d - higher than all other diets bc of the 34% protein intake
Major nutrients in bread, cereal, and rice
complex carbs
PUFA
Vit B1,2,3
Iron
Major nutrients inVeggies
vit A,K,C and folate
Minerals: Mg, Mn, K
Fibers
Major nutrients in Fruits
Vit: A,C, B6
Minerals: Mg, K, trace minerals
sugar
fiber
Major nutrients in Meat
Protein
Most of Vit B
Minerals
Iron
Major nutrients in Dairy
protein
Vit B2 B6, B 12
When fortified: Vit A & D
Minerals: Ca, P, Mg
Major nutrients in oils
PUFA
Vit E
Omega 3
Population BMI goal
BMI of 23
Desirable LDL Cholesterol profile
< 100mg/dL
Desirable HDL cholesterol profile
> 50mg/dL for women
>40mg/dL for men
desirable BP
<140/90 mmHg
What doesnt have to be labeled according to the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA)
Vit B - high in American Diet
% daily value listen on the nutrition fact label:
____% is low
____% is high
20% = high
____: describes meat, poultry and seafood
lean
____: defines the food as 10-19% of DV
“good Source”
____: describes the food as being 25% less
“Less”
___: defines the food as having 1/3 fewer calories or 1/2 the fat
“light”
Light in sodium would mean that the food has ___% less Na+
50%
___: would define the food as having a 10% increase
More
___ is the act (1994) passed that allowed herbs to be considered as “dietary supp.”
Dietary supplement and health Education (DSHEA)
____: must provide at least 2 nutrients and the total INQ is no less than 4
“Nutritious” food
Nutrient density (ND): ____/______
amt of nutrient in food/ Kcal of food
Index of Nutrient Quotient (INQ): ___/____
ND of Food/ nutrient std. reference
During what two conditions are “megadose” important
- early stage of tx in a nutritional defiency dx
2. as a drug to tx disease
___ Clause of 1958: food additive amendment
Delaney Clause
- additive is not safe if it causes cancer in man or animal
What 6 additives were recognized as GRAS according to the Delaney Clause
sugar salt pepper cinnamon MSG BHA
