Chapter 3

Question 0

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

Answer 0

This nutrient intake value is estimated to meet the needs of half the healthy people in a group.

Question 1

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

Answer 1

Estimated nutrient intake levels used for planting and evaluating the diets of heathy people.

Question 2

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

Answer 2

This average daily dietary intake level meets the nutrient needs of nearly all healthy people in a group.

Question 3

Adequate Intake (AI)

Answer 3

Thus recommended nutrient intake value is set for nutrients for which no RDA can be determined.

Question 4

Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)

Answer 4

This is the highest level of daily intake of a nutrient that is unlikely to pose risks of adverse health effects.

Question 5

Food Guide Pyramid

Answer 5

A visual representation that helps people select foods.

Question 6

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Answer 6

Guidelines that were designed to encourage healthy people ages two and over to form healthful diet and activity habits.

Question 7

Crystalline candies

Answer 7

Contain fine sugar crystals. They taste smooth and creamy. Fudge, fondant, and divinity are crystalline candies.

Question 8

Noncrystalline candies

Answer 8

do not contain sugar crystals. They can be chewy or brittle. Caramels, peanut brittle, and toffee are no crystalline candies.

Question 9

Sugar syrup

Answer 9

Is a mixture of sugar and liquid that is cooked to a thick consistency.