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RDA, AI, TUL, and EAR are subdivisions of what set of reference values meant to provide estimates of nutrient intakes for planning and assessing diets of apparently health people?

Recommended Daily Allowances
Total Nutrient Requirements
Dietary Reference Intakes
Nutrient Guidelines

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Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)

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Which is the estimated daily intake of a nutrient needed to satisfy the requirement for that nutrient of most of the healthy individuals in a life stage or gender group?

Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)
Tolerable Upper Intakes (TUL)
Adequate Intakes (AI)
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

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Adequate Intake (AI)

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Which is the estimate of daily intake needed to satisfy the requirement for 97-98% of healthy individuals in a life stage or gender group…these do not define physiologic requirements.

Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)
Tolerable Upper Intakes (TUL)
Adequate Intakes (AI)
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

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RDA

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Which is the estimate of daily intake to satisfy the requirement for half of the health individuals in a life stage or gender group?

Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)
Tolerable Upper Intakes (TUL)
Adequate Intakes (AI)
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

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EAR

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Which is the greatest daily intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects for almost all individuals in the general population? As the amount of the nutrient exceeds this level, adverse effects are more likely.

Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)
Tolerable Upper Intakes (TUL)
Adequate Intakes (AI)
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

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TUL

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The USRDA was based on values from 1968. It has been replaced by which standard?

DRI
EAR (estimated average requirements)
DVs (daily values)
AIs (Adequate intakes)

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Daily Values

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Daily Values are based on Daily Reference Values and Reference Daily Intakes and estimates the percentage of a nutrient in a specific food product assuming what type of daily intake?

1000 kcal/d
1500 kcal/d
2000 kcal/d
2500 kcal/d

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2000 kcal/d

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Which includes standards for labeling foods related to total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, total carbs, dietary fiber, protein, sodium, and potassium?

DV
Daily Reference Value
Dietary Reference Intakes
EARs

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Daily Reference Values

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Which provides standards for food labels related to vit A, Vit C, Vit E, Vit D, b1, b2, b3, b5, b7, b6, folate, b12, calcium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc?

DV
Daily Reference Value
Dietary Reference Intakes
EARs

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DRI

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Food labels can inform consumers of implicit/explicit health benefits linked to the product.

True or False

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True

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Which type of claim refers to the relative amount of a particular nutrient in the food or food product? These must be approved by the FDA

Health Claims
Structure/function claims
Nutrient Content Claims

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Nutrient Content Claims

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Which type of claim informs the consumer of the direct health benefits related to consuming the product?

Health Claims
Structure/function claims
Nutrient Content Claims

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Health Claims

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Which type of claim describes the relationship between the nutrient, herb, or combinations of these and an effect of that combination on the performance of a normal physiological function or the maintenance of the structural integrity of a body part?

Health Claims
Structure/function claims
Nutrient Content Claims

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Structure/Function Claims

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What type of claim is “calorie free”, “reduced fat”, “low cholesterol”, “high fiber”?

Health Claims
Structure/function claims
Nutrient Content Claims

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Nutrient Content Claims

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Which kind of claim is “calcium builds strong bones”, “fiber maintains bowel regularity,” or “antioxidants maintain cell integrity”?

Health Claims
Structure/function claims
Nutrient Content Claims

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Structure/Function claims

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What kind of claim is “diets low in sodium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a disease associated with many factors”?

Health Claims
Structure/function claims
Nutrient Content Claims

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Health Claims

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If something contains < 5 kcal per serving it is

Reduced calories
Low calorie
Calorie free

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Calorie free

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If something has < 40 kcal per serving, it is

Reduced calories
Low calorie
Calorie free

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Low Calorie

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Fat free contains how much fat?

< 0.5g per serving
<1.0g
<1.5g
<2.0g

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<0.5g per serving

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Saturated fat free contains how many grams of fat per serving and how much total trans fat?

<5.0 g, <5%
<3 g, <3%
<1g, <1%
<0.5g, <1%

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<0.5 grams fat per serving and <1% trans fat total

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To be labeled ______, the product must contain < 3 grams of fat per serving.

Reduced fat
Low saturated fat
Low fat
Reduced saturated fat

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Which contains < 1 gram of saturated fat per serving and the total content of saturated fats <15% of total calories?

Reduced fat
Low saturated fat
Low fat
Reduced saturated fat

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Low Saturated fat

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Which describes containing at least 25% less total fat per serving?

Reduced fat
Low saturated fat
Low fat
Reduced saturated fat

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Reduced fat/Less fat

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Which describes at least 25% less saturated fat per serving?

Reduced fat
Low saturated fat
Low fat
Reduced saturated fat

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Reduced sat fat

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Contains < 2 mg of cholesterol an <2 grams of sat fat per serving Reduced cholesterol Low Cholesterol Cholesterol free
Cholesterol free
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Contains <20 mg of cholesterol and < 2 grams of sat fat per serving Reduced cholesterol Low Cholesterol Cholesterol free
Low cholesterol
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Contains at least 25% less cholesterol per serving Reduced cholesterol Low Cholesterol Cholesterol free
Reduced cholesterol
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Contains <140mg of sodium per serving Low sodium Sodium free Very low sodium Reduced sodium
Low sodium
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Contains < 5mg of sodium per serving Low sodium Sodium free Very low sodium Reduced sodium
Sodium free
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Contains at least 25% less sodium per serving Low sodium Sodium free Very low sodium Reduced sodium
Reduced sodium
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Contains < 35 mg of sodium per serving Low sodium Sodium free Very low sodium Reduced sodium
Very low sodium
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Contains 2.5-4.9 grams of fiber per serving High fiber Good source of fiber
Good source of fiber
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Contains > 5 grams of fiber per serving High fiber Adequate fiber Added Fiber
high fiber
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More fiber or "added fiber" requires the product to contain at least how much more fiber per serving? 2.5 grams 5 grams 7.5 grams 10 grams
2.5 grams
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To be considered sugar free, how much sugar can it contain per serving? < 5 grams < 3 grams < 1.5 grams < 0.5 grams
< 0.5 grams
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Which term can a product use only if it contains per serving, no more than 3 grams of fat, 1 gr sat fat, 350mg sodium, or 60 mg cholesterol and must supply 10% of DV for at least one of Vit A, Vit C, Ca, Fe, protein or fiber? Nutritious Healthy Low carb Heart healthy
Healthy
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Are health claims legal if they claim to effectively treat a disease or condition? Yes or no
NO...they can't claim to do that
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True or False Regarding health claims, info can be divided up and placed in multiple parts of the label to help draw attention to the information
False...has to all be in one place without any intervening material
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Can a health claim be directed at kids 2 and under? Yes or no
No
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True or False | A Health claim must indicate that a disease depends on many factors and it cannot quantify disease risk reduction.
True
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Regarding structure/function claims: These statements can claim a relationship between the product and the prevention and treatment of a disease. True or False
FALSE
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Is this an appropriate Struct/Funct claim? "Reduces the pain and stiffness associated with arthritis"
No....it is suggesting an effect on a specific disease, this is not allowed
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Can a Struct/Funct claim refer to a characteristic sign or symptom of a disease? (example: "lowers blood sugar levels"
No...it must avoid that type of reference
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"Helps reduce inflammation by blocking COX2 enzymes" IS this an ok STRUC/FUNC claim?
No...this could cause harm if someone leaves the condition untreated
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Is "Promotes sexual vigor" an appropriate Struc/Func claim?
Yes ... this is a common natural state and there's no danger of significant harm if not treated
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Can STruc/Func claims disguise a claim as a product name? Example: "Cho-less-terol"
No
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Is "Joint flex" an appropriate product name?
Yes...it's not making a claim...like "arthritis relief" would be making

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