NUTRITION GUIDELINES AND ASSESSMENT Flashcards
CHOOSING A HEALTHFUL DIET
MODERATION
VARIETY
BALANCE
FOODS GROUPED BY MACRONUTRIENT CONTENT
EXCHANGE LISTS
4 BASIC ELEMENTS OF DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES (DRI)
ESTIMATED AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS (EAR)
RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCE (RDA)
ADEQUATE INTAKE (AI)
TOLERANCE UPPER INTAKE LEVES (UL)
DAILY NUTRIENT INTAKE LEVEL THAT MEETS THE MEDIAN AVERAGE REQUIREMENT OF HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS IN A PARTICULAR LIFE STAGE AND SEX GROUP, CORRECTED FOR INCOMPLETE UTILIZATION OR DIETARY NUTRIENT BIOAVAILABILITY
ESTIMATED AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS (EAR)
AMOUNT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF MOST PEOPLE IN A LIFE STAGE/GENDER GROUP
THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF A NUTRIENT (OR CALORIES) PER DAYS CONSIDERED NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF GOOD HEALTH
REOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCE (RDA)
RECOMMENDED AVERAGE DAILY INTAKE LEVEL BASED ON OBESERVED OR EXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINED ESTIMATES OF NUTRIENT INTAKE BY A GROUP OF APPARENTLY HEALTHY PEOPLE THAT ARE ASSUMED TO BE ADEQUATE
ADEQUESTE INTAKE (AI)
INTAKE ABOVE THIS COULD BE HARMFUL
TOLERANCE UPPER INTAKE LEVEL (UL)
THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN USING DRI
POPULATION GROUPS
INDIVIDUALS