Dietary guidelines

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What are dietary guidelines

They are set of food choices and dietary patterns that are created and followed to maintain healthy eating habits among people. It contains essential nutrients for optimal growth and development as well as prevention of dietary based chronic diseases

What are the roles of dietary guidelines

to plan menus. - to educate people about healthy food choices. - to set nutrition/ food policies. - to promote consumer behavioral change. - to prevent preventable dietary related chronic illnesses

What is RDA

(RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCE) It is the daily recommended nutrient intake estimated to meet most people in a specific life stage group

What is EAR

(ESTIMATED AVERAGE REQUIREMENT) it sis the daily recommended nutrient intake sufficient enough to meet 50% of people in a specific life stage group Signup and view all the answers

What is AI

(ADEQUATE INTAKE) it is the recommended daily dietary intake used when RDA is not available due to insufficient data. AI is based on experiments and observations Signup and view all the answers

What is TOLERABLE UPPER INTAKE

It is the maximum daily nutrient intake that is unlike to cause harmful effects or toxicity to most individuals under a specific life stage group Signup and view all the answers

List 3 nutrition evaluation methods

<ol> <li>Food frequency questionaire. 2. Food balance sheet. 4. 24 hour recall</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What is food balance sheet

It is a nutrition evaluation method that provides a detailed account of food supply and consumption in a country Signup and view all the answers

What is 24 hour dietary recall

It is a nutrition assessment where an individual remembers and reports are meals eaten in the last 24 hours including meal timing portion sizes and cooking methods Signup and view all the answers

What is food frequency questionaire

It is is nutrition evaluation method that records habitual food intake over a specific period of time Signup and view all the answers

What is food enrichment

It is the process of adding nutrients that were initially present to a food product but was lost in processing back into the food product Eg adding vitamin C to processed fruit juice Signup and view all the answers

Dietary Guidelines

Sets of recommended food choices and dietary patterns to maintain healthy eating habits, ensuring essential nutrients for growth, development, and disease prevention.

Roles of Dietary Guidelines

Planning menus, educating about food choices, setting nutrition policies, promoting behavior change, and preventing diet-related chronic illnesses.

RDA

Recommended Dietary Allowance: Daily nutrient intake to meet the needs of most (97-98%) healthy individuals in a specific life stage group.

EAR

Estimated Average Requirement: Daily nutrient intake estimated to meet the needs of 50% of individuals in a specific life stage group.