Diet

Question 1

What are RDA’s (recommended dietary allowances) used for?

Answer 1

They have been used to plan and assess the adequacy of food intake

Question 2

What are RDA;s based on?

Answer 2

The recommendations are based on amounts required to prevent deficiency diseases

Question 3

What are RDA’s?

Answer 3

They are dietary standards for evaluating the nutritional intakes of groups of people, rather than of individuals

Question 4

What different RDA’s are there?

Answer 4

There are different RDA’s for different age and gender groups

Question 5

Who do RDA’s apply to?

Answer 5

They are for healthy people only and do not apply to infants

Question 6

What kinds of recommendations to RDA’s include?

Answer 6

RDA’s include recommendations for energy, protein and vitamins and minerals

Question 7

What are Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s) based on?

Answer 7

DRI’s are based on RDA’s but they aim to decrease the risk of chronic diseases such as osteoporosis and certain cancers through nutrition

Question 8

What are DRI’s?

Answer 8

DRI’s are estimates of nutrients that are used to plan and assess diets for healthy individuals

Question 9

What do DRI’s tell you?

Answer 9

DRI’s tell you how much of each nutrient to consume in order to prevent deficiency diseases

Question 10

What factors affect obesity?

Answer 10

• lifestyle
• food intake