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Nutrition Guidelines Vocabulary
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Health Care
10th Grade
10/16/2012

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Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)
Definition
a set of nutrient reference values. they can be used to plan and assess diets for healthy people.
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Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Definition
a planning tool that has been published since 1943. RDA's are suggested levels of of nutrient intake to meet the needs of most healthy people.
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Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
Definition
a nutrient recommendation estimated to meet the need of half the healthy people in a group.
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Adequate Intake (AI)
Definition
another type of value set for nutrients.
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Upper Tolerable Intake Level (UL)
Definition
is the forth reference standard. it represents the maximum level at which a nutrient is unlikely to cause harm to most people.
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Definition
are published by the United States Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. the seven recommendations were developed to help health people age tow and over to know what to eat and stay healthy.
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Food Guide Pyramid serving size
Definition
is the amount of a food item customarily eaten at one time
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Nutrient Density
Definition
a comparison of the nutrients provided by a food with the calories provided by the food. (a evaluation of the nutritional quality of a food)
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Food Diary
Definition
a recorded of the kinds and amounts of foods and beverages consumed for a given time. includes snacks, and foods eaten away from home.
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