Ch 2: Function Approach to Contemporary Nutrition Flashcards
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| 2872650039 | Energy Density | a measurement that best describes the calorie content of food - determined by comparing the calorie content with the weight of food | 0 | |
| 2872650720 | Nutrient Density | a characteristic used to determine its nutritional quality - determined by comparing its protein, vitamins, or mineral content with the amount of calories it provide | 1 | |
| 2872651596 | Limitations of myplate.gov | new icon is too simple, does not provide information about overall calories, serving sizes, or number of servings to choose from each food group; does not provide the types of foods to choose from in each group | 2 | |
| 2872651597 | Advantages of myplate.gov | shows how to build a healthy plate, shows variety, proportionality, and moderation | 3 | |
| 2872652164 | Dietary Guideline goals | 1. Balance calories with physical activity to manage weight 2. Consume more of certain foods and nutrients, such as fruits, veggies, whole grains, fat-free, dairy, and seafood 3. Consume fewer foods with sodium (2300 mg), saturated fats, trans fat, cholesterol, added sugars and refined grains | 4 | |
| 2872653620 | RDA | used to evaluate your current intake for a specific nutrient - the further you stray above or below this value, the greater you chance of nutritional problems | 5 | |
| 2872654353 | Adequate intake | Nutrient intake amount set for any nutrient for which insufficient research is available to establish and RDA - based on estimates of intakes that appear to maintain a defined nutritional state in a specific life stage | 6 | |
| 2872658563 | Estimated Energy Requirements | Estimate the calorie needs needed to match the energy use of an average person in a specific life stage | 7 | |
| 2872663264 | Tolerable Upper Intake Level | Maximum chronic daily intake level of a nutrient that is unlikely to cause adverse health effects in almost all people in a specific life stage | 8 | |
| 2872668300 | Daily Value | Rough guide used for comparing the nutrient content of a good to approximate human needs | 9 | |
| 2872673986 | Requirements for food labels | manufacturer's name and address, uniform serving size, amount in package, ingredients in descending order by weight, allergies | 10 | |
| 2872674730 | Enrinched | refers to replacing nutrients lost in processing | 11 | |
| 2872674731 | Fortified | adding nutrients not originally present | 12 |