Unit 1: Key Nutrition Concepts & Terms
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| What is the meaning of "RDA"? | Recommended Dietary Allowance
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| What does "DRI" stand for? | Dietary Reference Intakes
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| What does energy dense mean? | Foods that consist of high caloric value per unit of weight in food
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| What is an empty calorie? | Energy dense & Nutrient poor
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| What does nutrient dense mean? | High levels of nutrients & relatively low caloric value
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| What is malnutrition? | Inadequate & excessive availability of calories and nutrients in the body
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| What causes malnutrition? | Poor Diet, disease and genetics
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| What are RDA's based on? | Age, gender and pregnant or breastfeeding; based on 97-98% of healthy individuals
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| What does EAR mean? | Estimated Average Requirement
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| What are Tolerable Upper Intake Levels? | The effects of excessively high intake of nutrients
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| What items are included in tolerable upper intake levels? | Supplements & Fortified Foods
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| Phytochemicals act as what? | Antioxidants
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| What do phytochemicals do? | Provide plants with color, give them flavor, foster their growth and protect from disease and insects.
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| The consumption of what contributes to a reduced risk to; cancer, heart disease and infections? | Phytochemicals
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| What are Adequate Intakes | Tentative RDA's with too little scientific research to be added to the RDA
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| What are examples of an adequate intake? | Vitamin K and/or fluoride
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| What are nutrients? | Chemical Substances present in food that are used by the body to sustain growth
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| What are the nutrients? | Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water, vitamins and minerals
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| What are essential nutrients? | Nutrients that the body cannot produce and needs to come from the diet
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| How many vitamins are included in the essential nutrients? | 14
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| How many minerals are included in the essential nutrients? | 15
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