Chapter 18 supplementation

Question 1

Dietary supplement

Answer 1

a substance that completes or makes an addition to daily dietary intake

Question 2

ergogenic aids

Answer 2

“work generating” supplements taken with the purpose of enhancing performance 2 most common are creatine and stimulants

Question 3

EAR

Answer 3

estimated average requirement is the average daily intake level of a nutrient that is estimated to meet the needs of at
least half of the healthy individuals in a particular gender and age group

Question 4

RDA

Answer 4

recommended dietary allowance is the amount of a nutrient that will meet the requirement of nearly all people in an age and gender group (97-98%)

Question 5

AI

Answer 5

adequate intake, used when an RDA cannot be determined, an estimation of how much of a nutrient is
adequate for a given demographic of healthy people

Question 6

UL

Answer 6

tolerable upper intake level which represents the safe upper intake level of a nutrient; going over the UL for a nutrient presents a risk of
adverse health effects

Question 7

SUL

Answer 7

safe upper level

Question 8

Large doses of beta-carotene intake can cause an increased risk for which of the following?

Answer 8

lung cancer in smokers

Question 9

Excess intake of vitamin D can lead to which of the following?

Answer 9

calcification of arteries

Question 10

Which of the following micronutrients should be at low levels or absent in a multivitamin?

Answer 10

calcium