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.