NUTR-2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vitamin A, Carbohydrate, Nutrient
Document Summary
Nutrient recommendations issued by the food and nutrition board of the institute of. It addresses the issues of safety, quality, and adequacy of the food supply, establishes principles and guidelines of dietary intake, and makes authoritative judgments on relationships among food intake, nutrition, and health. Dietary reference intakes (dri) general term for a set of reference values used to plan and assess nutrient intakes of health people. Nutrient standards for energy estimated energy requirements (eer) calculated using equations that consider an individual"s age, weight, height, and level of physical activity. Nutrient standards for macronutrients acceptable macronutrient distribution range (amdr), which is expressed as a percent of energy intake from five macronutrients: total fat, n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (alpha-linoleic acid, carbohydrate, protein.
