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Nutrients   show
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Essentual Nutrients   show
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show a measure of the nutrients provided by a food relative to its calorie content  
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show Products sold to supplement the diet. Include: vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids. Do not offer benefits of food (not regulated by FDA)  
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show non-nutrient substances in food thought to be beneficial to the body; give color and taste to food; plant-derived  
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show give color to fruits and vegetables; prevent oxidation by donating electrons to reactive oxygen molecules (beta-carotene and lycopene)  
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Phytoestrogens   show
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Ligans   show
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show nonnutrient compounds in animal derived foods that may have health promoting properties  
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show provide health benefits beyond functions of nutrients; no added ingredients and eaten in original forms (unmodified whole foods or designer foods with added nutrients)  
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show Carbs, lipids, proteins, water  
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Micronutrients   show
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Organic nutrients   show
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Organic compounds   show
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malnutrition   show
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Nutritional genomics   show
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show branch of science that studies health and disease trends in populations  
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Food guide   show
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show 1917; Based on 5 food groups: meat and milk, cereals, vegetables and fruits, fats and fatty foods, sugars and sugary foods  
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show 1956; milk group, meat group, veggies and fruit, bread and cereal  
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Food Guide Pyramid   show
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show 2005; grains (half whole), veggies, fruits, milk, meats and beans; took into account physical activity and put limits on sodium, fats, and sugars  
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My Plate (USDA)   show
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show Recommended Dietary Allowance; set amounts for energy and only for nutrients that the board felt would be more deficient in most diets; became known as DRIs  
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show Dietary Reference Intakes; recommendations for the amounts of energy, nutrients, and other food components that healthy people should consume in order to stay healthy, reduce the risk of chronic disease, and prevent deficiencies  
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"Dietary Guidelines for Americans"   show
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Nutritional Status   show
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Estimated Average Requirements (EARs)   show
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show Nutrient intakes that are sufficient to meet the needs of almost all healthy people in a specific gender and life-stage group (focused on individuals)  
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Adequate Intakes (AIs)   show
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Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs)   show
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show Average intake values predicted to maintain body weight in a healthy individual  
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show Recommended proteins, carbs, and fat intake ranges to decrease disease risk and provide diet flexibility  
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show system of grouping foods based on their carb, protein, fat, and energy content  
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show the portion of a food label that provides information about the nutritional composition of a food and how that food fits into an overall diet  
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Daily Value   show
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Nutrient Content Claims   show
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show Refer to a relationship between a food, nutrient, food component, or dietary supplement and reduced risk of disease or health condition  
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show an illness caused by consumption of contaminated food  
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Pathogen   show
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Food-borne infection   show
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show any food borne illness caused by consuming food that contains toxins produced by pathogens  
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