Chapter 2 Flashcards
Diet recall
Usually 24 hours
Advantage:easy for client
Disadvantage: relies on memory
Diet record
Usually 3-5 days advantage: does not rely on memory, disadvantage: burden, client may charge their eating habits
Food frequency questionnaire
Advantage: easy, quick to complete, disadvantage: May not include all hoods eaten
Recommended dirty allowance
Intake goals for individuals
Estimate average requirements
Intake goals for given stages of life and gender groups
Adequate intake (AI)
Goals for individuals when insufficient scientific data for setting RDA
Tolerable upper intake levels (ul)
Maximum amount that is sate
Acceptable macronutrient distribution range AMDR
Ranges of intake for energy containing nutrients
AMDR intakes
Carbohydrates: adults 45-60%
Fat: adults 20-35%
Protein: 10-35%
DRI
Designed from healthy People, recommendations for optimal intake not minimum intake
Dirty reference intakes factors considered
BMI, age, time: rather an average consumption
% Daily value
Can make it easier to compare foods, helps to see if a food has a lot of nutrients <5% little, >15% has a lot of nutrient
Nutrition content claims
Optional
Phytodemicals
Non-nutrient compounds desired from plants, have biological activity in the body