Intro to Nutrition

Top 4 leading causes of death in the US

1. Heart Disease 2. Cancer 3. Lower Chronic Respiratory 3. Stroke

AMDR's

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges

AI

Adequate Intake: dietary recommendations that assume a populations's average daily nutrient intakes are adequate because no deficiency disease are present

Essential Nutrient

An _______ is one that must be provided by the diet because it cannot be produced by the body or produced in the amount that is needed.

DV

Daily Value

Symptoms

Deficiency disease can cause subjective health problems called _____, which may include headaches, dizziness, and fatigue.

DRI

Dietary Reference Intake: RDA UL AI EAR EER AMDR

EAR

Estimated Average Requirement: the amount of nutrients that meets the needs of 50% of healthy people

FDA

Food and Drug Administraion

FNB

Food and Nutrition Board

Placebo

In this study, the ______ does not contain any active ingredients.

RDA

Recommended Dietary Allowance: standards for recommended daily intakes of several nutrients

Control

Researchers divide subjects into two groups. The _____ group is given pills that do NOT contain any vitamins.

Observation

Researchers make an ______ that people who like to camp take mega doses of thiamine to repel mosquitoes.

Hypthoesis

Researchers would like to test their _____ that taking mega doses of thiamine is an effective way to prevent mosquito bites.

Treatment

The _____ group is given similar tasting and appearing pills that contain high amounts of thiamine.

Nurtrients

The foods that you eat contain ______, chemicals that are necessary for proper body functioning.

Diet

The usual pattern of foods that you choose to eat is referred to as your _____.

TUIL/UI

Tolerable Upper Intake Level: highest average amount of a nutrient that is unlikely to harm most people when the amount if consumed daily.

USDHHS

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Organic Foods

food that are produced without the use of antibiotics, hormones, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, genetic improvements, or ionizing radiation

Exchange System

tool for estimating the energy, protein, carbohydrate, and food contents of foods.

Signs

Failure to consume adequate amounts of nutrients can lead to noticeable and measurable physical changes that are ____ of deficiency disease.

EER

Estimated Energy Requirement: average daily energy intake that meets the needs of a healthy person who is maintaining their weight.