Exam 1 class notes Flashcards
Number 1 choice for eating the way we do?
taste
Environmental factors:
environmental comfort/associations (stress/sadness/celebration/BORRDOM)
Social pressures:
(ads/scent), socialize/share a meal. People eat more when people are around.
Almost ____ of food budget is spent eating out. Portion sizes are larger.
half
substances that support growth, maintenance, and repair of bodies tissues.
nutrients
(_____ nutrients are nutrients that must be obtained from the diet because the body cannot create them).
Essential
Kcal is the amount of energy required to heat 1 ___of water by _ degree Celsius/f.
liter
1
celsius
________ perform different specific tasks for the body
Micronutrients
Vitamins are ____ compounds while Minerals are _______ compounds
organic
inorganic
The most abundant nutrient in the body is ______
water
kcal/gram Lipid: Carb: Protein: Alcohol
9
4
4
7
Research and policy: amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of the 50th%ile of the populace. Some need more some need less.
1: AMDR
2: UL
3: EER
4. Ai
5. RDA
6. EAR
estimated average requirements (EAR)
Assesses the diets adequacy.
- Contains enough for 98% of the population.
1: AMDR
2: UL
3: EER
4. Ai
5. RDA
6. EAR
Recommended dietary allowances (RDA)
Adequacy = RDA but the evidence to that amount is weaker than in RDA.
1: AMDR
2: UL
3: EER
4. Ai
5. RDA
6. EAR
adequate intakes (Ai)
Daily requirements for calorie. Set at 50%ile as opposed to nutrients 98. If it was higher it would be bad for people who are smaller. =obesity.
1: AMDR
2: UL
3: EER
4. Ai
5. RDA
6. EAR
estimated energy requirement (EER)
Amount of a nutrient above which can have toxic effects. Use this value to assess safety.
Values were derived from supplement overdose
1: AMDR
2: UL
3: EER
4. Ai
5. RDA
6. EAR
Tolerable upper intake level (UL)
*Proportions of macronutrients (carbs/lipids/proteins) what % daily calories should come from what.
1: AMDR
2: UL
3: EER
4. Ai
5. RDA
6. EAR
Acceptable Macronutrient distribution range (AMDR)
__-__ % daily kcal should be carbohydrates. (CHO)
__-__% proteins
__-__% fats
45-65 % daily kcal should be carbohydrates. (CHO)
10-35% proteins
20-35% fats
Who do DRIs apply to?
healthy people over 2 years of age
- apply to average daily intakes
- assume diets contain a variety of foods
- each Dri category serves unique purpose
Government sponsored surveys
_____: nutrition status survey (DHHS)
-measures nutrient intake and
-health status
*lab tests: cholesterol, blood glucose, etc.
*physical exams and measurements: height/weight
Government sponsored surveys
NHANES: nutrition status survey (DHHS)
SMART goal acronym
specific measurable achievable relevant timely
