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Chapter 4 Vacabulary
Nutrient Chapter 4: Nutrient Guidelines
Question | Answer |
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Dietary Reference Intakes | A set of nutrient reference values that can be used to plan and assess diets for healthy people |
Recommended Dietary Allowance | Suggested levels of nutrient intake to meet the needs of most health people |
Estimated Average Requirement | A nutrient recommendation estimates to meet the need of half the healthy people in group |
Adequate Intake | A value set for nutrients for which research is too inconclusive to determine an RDA |
Upper Tolerable Intake Level | A lipoprotein that carries triglycerides and cholesterol made by the liver through the bloodstream to body cells |
Dietary Guidelines For Americans | A set of seven recommendations of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to help healthy people over age two know what to eat to stay healthy. |
Food Guide Pyramid | A visual tool used to help people plan healthy diets according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. |
Serving size | The mount of a food item customarily eaten at one time |
Daily Values | Recommended nutrient intakes, which are based on daily calorie needs, used as references on food labels. |
Nutrient Density | A comparison of the nutrients provided by a food with the calories provided by the food |
Food Diary | A record of the kinds and amounts of all foods and beverages consumed for a given time |