Nutrition

Question 0

What is the US department of agriculture (USDA) role in nutrition?

Answer 0

USTA-ensure safe nutritious food supply; administers variety of food related programs:

• -Food stamp program
• -National school lunch program
• -Special supplemental nutrition programs for women infants and children (W I C)

It also provides information on food safety and healthy food choices their food nutrition information center

Question 1

What is the IOM’s role in nutrition?

Answer 1

The Institute of medicine-convenes the experts in nutrition who set the nutritional standards for dietary intake

Question 2

Explain the US food and drug administrations role in nutrition

Answer 2

FDA

• Ensure safety of products, processing, packaging, storing of all domestic and imported foods except those regulated by the USDA
• Approves new food additives
• Overseas food labeling

Question 3

What is the CDC’s role in nutrition

Answer 3

CDC

Provides health information

And focuses on improving systems of surveillance in response to foodborne illnesses

Question 4

What is NIH role in nutrition

Answer 4

Funds research on nutrition-related chronic diseases and other associated areas

Question 5

Important notes of the my pyramid.gov

Answer 5

Created by the USDA

Each food group is identified by unique color

This color is used in the graphic any new information about that group

Each stripe is proportionate to the amount of recommended intake

Question 6

What level of nutrients should eat food intake pattern strive for?

Answer 6

Goals based on dietary reference intakes and or dietary guidelines standards for:

• Nine vitamins
• eight minerals
• Eight macronutrients (protein, carbohydrates, fats)

Separate nutrient goals set for each age/sex group based on their needs

From the National Academy of Sciences Institute of medicine

Question 7

Total sodium intake per day?

Answer 7

Not more then 2400 mg per day

Question 8

Package labels are silent on what item?

Answer 8

Sugar

Question 9

Nutritional facts required must include facts about?

Answer 9

Nutritional information or claims are made providing essential vitamins and minerals but not sugar

Question 10

The top three items of most nutrient lists are fat cholesterol and sodium what is the goal of these daily intake of nutrients

Answer 10

The goal is to stay below 100% of these DV for each of these nutrients per day

Question 11

Global sodium consumption and death from cardiovascular causes-is an article that estimated into thousand 10 a total of how many death from cardiovascular causes occurred as a result of excess sodium consumption?

Answer 11

1.65 million deaths from cardiovascular causes occurred as a result of excess sodium consumption

Question 12

What items should we strive to get hundred percent of DV for each nutrient every day

Answer 12

Dietary fiber

Vitamin a

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

Question 13

Calcium calculations/daily goals?

Answer 13

100% DV = 1000 mg of calcium

30% DV = 300 mg of calcium = 1 cup of milk

140% DV = 1300 mg calcium = daily goal for teens

Question 14

What three items have no percent daily value

Answer 14

Trans fat

Sugars

Protein

Question 15

WHO recommends that no more than what percent of a 2000 cal per day diet come from added sugars??

Answer 15

No more than 5% of a 2000 cal a day diet come from added sugars

Limit 100 cal per day or 25 g per day

One 12 ounce glass of soda has 43 g of high fructose corn syrup

Question 16

What is sucrose

Answer 16

Sucrose-commonly added sugar is equal parts glucose and fructose

Fructose enters the liver directly and enters the pathway that forms triglycerides and may increase risk for metabolic syndrome and obesity

Question 17

Why do school food matter

Answer 17

Children eat up to half of their daily calories in school

School lunches are healthier than lunch at home

Most campuses are closed children in school or captive food audience

Question 18

Children living in food insecure homes rely on school foods what are the statistics

Answer 18

Free lunches are available to children and households with incomes of less than 130% of the poverty levels

Reduced lunches are available to children within comes between 130 and hundred and 85% of the poverty level

New USDA rules propose that schools with greater than 40% of the population eligible for free or reduced lunches serve free breakfast and lunch to every student regardless of income thus reducing paperwork and stigma

Question 19

Statistics on snacking at school

Answer 19

40% of students by and eat one or more snacks at school

The healthy hunger free kids act requires the USDA to update nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in school

This update-the first since 1979-is also known as smart snacks in school

Question 20

What is the difference between supplementation and fortification

Answer 20

Supplementation-example is vitamin a is provided with vaccines in some countries

Fortification-add micro nutrients to a staple such as flour -iron and folic acid are examples

Question 21

Public-health interventions to address nutritional needs should focus around two things

Answer 21

Education-develop communication strategies that work for each community

Structural changes-increase diet diversity by increasing access to food

Breed and genetically modified crops to increase nutritional value (iron and vitamins)