BPK 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: B Vitamins, Dietary Supplement, Multivitamin

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 110
• Professor: Diana Bedoya

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The first food guidelines canada ever released were the recommended nutrient intakes (rnis), which provided information on the amount of essential nutrients needed to meet the needs of most canadians. Ca(cid:374)ada"s first food guide, ca(cid:374)ada"s offi(cid:272)ial food rules, (cid:449)as released i(cid:374) (cid:1005)94(cid:1006) a(cid:374)d dre(cid:449) (cid:373)a(cid:374)y of its recommendations from the standards outlined in the rnis. Canadian guidelines have now merged with similar american guidelines to become the dietary. Determining what people eat and how their nutrient intake compares with nutrition recommendations is important for assessing their nutritional status. Nutritional status: an individual"s health, as it is i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)ed (cid:271)y the i(cid:374)take a(cid:374)d utilizatio(cid:374) of nutrients. To evaluate the nutritional status of a population, food intake can be assessed by having individuals track their food intake or by collecting information about the amounts and types of food available to the population to identify dietary trends.