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| the nutrient content of a food relative to its calories. Skittles vs banana - both have 200 calories but bananas have nitamins and minerals, skittles are just sugar. |
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| Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
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| published by US Department of Health and Human Services HHS abd YS Dept of Agriculture USDA. Promote health through diet and physical activity and reduce risk for major chronic diseases for healthy people over age 2. Based on a 200o calorie diet. |
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| DRI Dietary Refernce Intakes - 4 nutrient-based values |
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| Recommended Dietary Allowances RDA, Adequate Intake AI, Estimated Average REquirement EAR, Tolerable Upper Intake Level UL |
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| Macronutrient Distribution Range AMDR |
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Protien 10-35% of daily calories.
Fat 20-35% of total daily calories
Carbs 45-65% of total calories. |
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| DRI's go beyond preventing deficiency to also prevent the onset of chronic diseases. Recommendations for max intake for any nutrient that has shown to be toxic. |
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| What are the foods on the mypyramid chart |
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| grains - vegetables - fruits - oils - milk - meats & beans. |
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| Mandatory parts of a food label |
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| Statement of indenty, common name - Net contents, weight volume measure.. - Name and address of manufacturer, List of ingredients, Nutritional information. |
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| deep food fresher longer, maintain color and in some cases enhance nutrition value. Improve taste, texture, appearance and quality. |
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Nutritional Facts Label
Serving Size |
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| information on a label is based on a serving size and the number of serving sizes per container. They are uniform regardless of the manufacturer. |
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Nutritional Facts Label
Nutrients |
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| listed first are those that Americans tend to eat too much of. Should limit intake of the first five nutrients and increase potassium, dietary fiber, Vit A, Vit C, calcium and iron. |
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Nutritional Facts Label
Daily Value |
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| nutrient standards used on food labels - they are based on a 2000-calorie diet. |
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| statements made about a product that link it or some its ingredients to a reduced risk of disease. Must be approved by FDA. |
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