Nutrient Requirements and Standards

Food manufacturers primarily focus on developing new products that support good health and sustainability and are convenient to prepare and reasonably priced.

The primary factors that influence food purchases include taste, price, convenience, and potential health effects.

Consumers need to make informed decisions about their dietary practices to reduce their risk of chronic disease and promote a healthy lifestyle.

<p>The primary tools used to plan a nutritionally adequate, well-balanced diet include the Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nutrient standards are essential in promoting healthy lifestyles by providing practical guidance for consumers to make informed decisions about their dietary practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) provide the basis for establishing nutrient standards, which help guide consumers in making informed decisions about their dietary practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dietary practices are a reflection of an individual's lifestyle, and a nutritious diet can promote a healthy lifestyle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main focus of Chapter 3 is on nutrient standards, including how they are established and used, and practical ways to plan a nutritionally adequate, well-balanced diet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To diagnose whether a patient is vitamin C deficient or not.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A nutrient requirement is the smallest amount of a nutrient that maintains a defined level of nutritional health, and its purpose is to prevent the nutrient's deficiency disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>97 to 98%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nutrients like vitamin D and minerals are stored in the liver, body fat, and bones, and the purpose is to maintain storage levels, allowing the body to withdraw from storage when intake is low or needs increase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A margin of safety amount</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because smoking cigarettes increases the need for vitamin C.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main purpose of DRIs is to help people reduce their risk of nutrient deficiencies and excesses, prevent disease, and achieve optimal health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The EAR is the daily amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of 50% of healthy people in a particular life stage/sex group, and it is determined by identifying a physiological marker that reflects proper functioning and can be measured.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An Adequate Intake (AI)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To indicate the highest average amount of a nutrient that is unlikely to harm most people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nutrient requirements vary from person to person due to factors such as age, sex, general health status, physical activity level, and use of medications and drugs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose is to maintain storage levels, allowing the body to withdraw from storage when intake is low or needs increase, such as during recovery from illness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical activity level, height, weight, sex, and life stage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The FNB develops DRIs and periodically adjusts them as new information concerning human nutritional needs and dietary adequacy becomes available.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ranges of carbohydrate, fat, and protein intakes that provide adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals and may reduce the risk of diet-related chronic diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>45 to 65% of total energy intake</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is important to consume enough of nutrients like vitamin C and most B vitamins because they are not stored by the body and need to be replenished daily to maintain optimal health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When nutrient intake is more than enough to meet needs, the body stores the excess, and when intake is low or needs increase, the body withdraws from storage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To recommend daily intakes of nutrients and prevent deficiency disorders and toxicity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The seven standards are the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), Adequate Intake (AI), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Intake (CDRR), Estimated Energy Requirement (EER), and Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1035 to 1495 kcal/day</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>45-65%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To reduce chronic disease risk within a healthy population</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Less than 2300 mg/day</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If their average daily intake for each nutrient meets the RDA or AI value</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They may be at risk of developing the nutrient's deficiency disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They may be at risk of developing the nutrient's toxicity disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because they are not taking large doses of individual nutrient supplements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The EAR is the amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of 50% of healthy people, while the RDA is the amount that meets the needs of nearly all healthy individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine the highest average amount of the nutrient that is unlikely to harm most people when consumed daily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides a range of carbohydrate, fat, and protein intakes that provide adequate amounts of micronutrients and may reduce the risk of developing certain diet-related chronic diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They refer to DRIs when developing formulas that replace breast milk for infants and special formulas for people who cannot consume regular foods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a set of standards for comparing the nutritional contents of similar foods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is an estimate of the nutrient intake that is considered adequate based on the population's typical intakes, when there is not enough scientific information available to determine an RDA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To reduce chronic disease risk within a healthy population by establishing nutrient intake levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine the average daily energy needs of healthy people maintaining their weight, considering physical activity level, height, weight, and life stage/sex group.</p> Signup and view all the answers