Week 3 Nutritional Guideline Module

Question 1

what is malnutrition (cause 2)

Answer 1

a diseases caused by insufficient or imbalanced dier OR by defective assimilation or utilization of nutrients

Question 2

what is primary malnutrition

Answer 2

malnutrition caused by inadequate or excess food intake

Question 3

what is secondary malnutrition?

Answer 3

malnutrition caused by defective assimilation or utilization of nutrients

Question 4

does overnutrition, undernutrition, or both cause problems with physiological function?

Answer 4

both

Question 5

what is RDA?

Answer 5

the recommended daily allowances that will provide satisfactory levels of nutrient for 97.5% of a GROUP of people

Question 6

is RDA the same for everyone?

Answer 6

no, RDA is based on groups of people (male, female, age)

Question 7

is the RDA the average requirement for food intake?

Answer 7

no, it is two standard deviations above the average

Question 8

what is the main goal of RDA?

Answer 8

to prevent nutrient deficiency

Question 9

what is DRI? what is the goal?

Answer 9

a revised version of RDA (dietary reference intakes) that whose goal is to prevent nutrient deficiencies AND reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with weight gain

Question 10

what is estimated average requirement? (EAR)

Answer 10

a nutrient intake value that is estimated to meet the needs of 50% of the persons in a specific age and gender group. these are the averages upon which RDAs are determined

Question 11

what is adequate intake? (AI)

Answer 11

the amount of nutrient intake that appears to sustain good health in a group of people. for nutrients that have not yet received enough scientific study to have an official RDA. somewhere between RDA and UL

Question 12

what is tolerable upper intake level (UL)

Answer 12

the highest level of a nutrient that is likely to pose no risk or adverse health effect in 98% of popn

Question 13

what is supertracker?

Answer 13

an app that helps you plan, analyze, and track your diet and exercise

Question 14

what is myplate?

Answer 14

the current nutrition guide published in the US. it depicts a place setting divided into 5 food groups: grain, fruit, vegetables, protein, dairy

Question 15

what should be reduced according to myplate?

Answer 15

sat fats, sodium, added sugars

Question 16

what should foods should be increased according to myplate?

Answer 16

half your plate should be fruits and vegetables, half of the grains should be whole grains

Question 17

what are some differences between the healthy eating plate and myplate?

Answer 17

healthy eating plate: suggests healthy protein: fish, poultry, beans (suggests avoiding processed meat and limiting red meat) my plate just says protein HEP: encourages avoidace of potatoes b/c they raise blood sugar HEP: discusses fats whereas myplate does not HEP: encourages water, whereas myplate encourages milk at ever meal HEP: has an activity message, myplate does not

Question 18

label RDA, AI, EAR, UL

Answer 18

RDA: recomended daily allowance

AI: Adequae Intake

EAR: estimated average requirement

UL: Tolerable upper intake level