NUR 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dietary Reference Intake, Pellagra, Health Promotion
Document Summary
Nutrition in the united states: looking forward from the past. Contributes to leading causes of illness and death. Diet: coronary heart diease, come cancers, cva, dm. Indicators of nutrition-related health: overweight statistics, high serum cholesterol levels, hypertension, risk factors for chd and cva. National nutritional recommendations through national research council and usda. Focus on optimizing health and dcreasing risk of chronic disease though nutrition. Reviewed/revised every 5 years since 1980: formed foundation of federal nutrition policy and public education, nutritional standard for federal programs (e. g. , food stamps, school lunches, wic) The 2010 guidelines acknowledge importance of a coordinated, system wide approach that incorporates physical activity, food portions and selections. Evolution from mypyramid to myplate in june 2011. Added recommendations for physical exercise in addition to a more personalized, stepwise, and flexible approach. Five food groups grains, vegetables, fruits, and protein, and diary: represented on a plate to illustrate ideal portions.
