NURS 3100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Osteocalcin, Phaseolus Lunatus, Heart Valve
Document Summary
Rdas are recommended dietary allowances and meet 98% of individual needs. They are well researched and the intake guidelines are well established based on current scientific knowledge. As intake falls below rda, risk of inadequacy increases. Dietary reference value (drvs) have replaced us rdas on food labels. Based on male rdas except for iron. Male because meets majority of population iron for women because menstrual period. Only vitamin d, calcium, iron and potassium are required on nutrient labels. Unless claim made (doesn"t contain gmo, good for heart) Unless fortified (ex: oj is fortified with calcium) Vitamins a and c are now optional: fraternal twins (a boy and a girl aged 17) are enrolled in a metabolic study. You expect the boy to burn more calories/minute because in general men have a higher basal metabolic rate: pages 582-3 in your nutrition textbook lists the dietary reference intakes (dris) for vitamins and minerals.
