Question | Answer |
What is the meaning of "RDA"? | Recommended Dietary Allowance |
What does "DRI" stand for? | Dietary Reference Intakes |
What does energy dense mean? | Foods that consist of high caloric value per unit of weight in food |
What is an empty calorie? | Energy dense & Nutrient poor |
What does nutrient dense mean? | High levels of nutrients & relatively low caloric value |
What is malnutrition? | Inadequate & excessive availability of calories and nutrients in the body |
What causes malnutrition? | Poor Diet, disease and genetics |
What are RDA's based on? | Age, gender and pregnant or breastfeeding; based on 97-98% of healthy individuals |
What does EAR mean? | Estimated Average Requirement |
What are Tolerable Upper Intake Levels? | The effects of excessively high intake of nutrients |
What items are included in tolerable upper intake levels? | Supplements & Fortified Foods |
Phytochemicals act as what? | Antioxidants |
What do phytochemicals do? | Provide plants with color, give them flavor, foster their growth and protect from disease and insects. |
The consumption of what contributes to a reduced risk to; cancer, heart disease and infections? | Phytochemicals |
What are Adequate Intakes | Tentative RDA's with too little scientific research to be added to the RDA |
What are examples of an adequate intake? | Vitamin K and/or fluoride |
What are nutrients? | Chemical Substances present in food that are used by the body to sustain growth |
What are the nutrients? | Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water, vitamins and minerals |
What are essential nutrients? | Nutrients that the body cannot produce and needs to come from the diet |
How many vitamins are included in the essential nutrients? | 14 |
How many minerals are included in the essential nutrients? | 15 |