NSD 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Myplate, Reference Range, Nutrient
5 Sep 2018
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Consume a variety of foods balanced by a moderate intake of each food: variety: choose different foods, balanced: do not overeat any single type of food, moderation: control portion size. Amount of food a person needs varies person to person: activity level, age, size, gender. Promote health and avoid chronic diseases: dietary reference intakes, dietary guidelines for americans, myplate, food labels. Reference values for the essential nutrients needed: to maintain good health, to prevent chronic disease, to avoid unhealthy excesses. Recommended intakes of nutrients that meet the needs of 97-98% of healthy people in a si(cid:373)ilar age a(cid:374)d ge(cid:374)der group . The average amount of a nutrient that is known to meet the needs of 50% of the individuals in a similar age and gender group. Nutrient intakes used when not enough data are available to set rdas. The approximate amount of a nutrient that groups of similar individuals are consuming to maintain health.
