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Starch&fiber Alternative sweetners and sugar
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fiber | about 25grams a day |
| What happens when you get too much fiber? | gas, constipation, abdominal discomfort |
| What should you do to add fiber in your diet? | Increase slowly, drink plenty of water and vary it up |
| DRI | The DRI system is used by both the United States and Canada and is intended for the general public and health professionals |
| RDA | is the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States (where it was developed, but has since been used in other places). |
| Artificial Sweeteners | Non-nutritive sweeteners, gives no energy or insignificant |
| Stevia | herbal product generally recognized as safe |
| Sugar alcohols | sugar-like compound that can be derived from fruits or commercially produced from dextrose. Absorbed more slowly and metabolized differently in body. |
| ADI | is a measure of the amount of a specific substance in food or drinking water that can be ingested (orally) on a daily basis over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk |