Nutrition Test Chapters 1 2 13

• -Most Carbs
• -Most Lipids 
• -Proteins

• -Proteins
• -Some lipids
• -Some vitamins
• -Some minerals
• -Water

Unit of heat energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water 1 degree celsius

Nutrient content ÷ Calorie Content

Calorie Content ÷ weight in grams

foods that may provide significant health benefits, important for reducing the risk for certain diseases.

Choose a number of different foods from within any food group

select foods from the 5 major food groups

Control portion size and plan meals to be eaten

provides sufficient energy and nutrients

nutrient intake does not meet the body's needs

When nutrient intakes exceed the body's needs

when the body has enough of the nutrients to support normal metabolic function.

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Nutrient intake amount recommended to meet the needs of 97% to 98% of healthy individuals.

Adequate Intakes

Intake amount for any nutrient with not enough info to establish an RDI

Tolerable Upper Intake Levels

Highest amount a nutrient can be taken without causing adverse effects

Dietary Reference Intake

Umbrella term used to describe nutrient needs.

Estimated Energy Requirements

Estimate of the energy intake needed to match the average person

Daily Value

generic standard on food labels, based on a 2000 or 2500 calorie diet.

Set close to or at the RDA value for nutrient standards

• -children
• -pregnant women
• -elderly
• -people with immune depressant disorders

By using preservation techniques. Additives are substances added to food.

10-19%

20+%

• Less than .5 grams of sugar/serving
• Less than .5 grams of fat/serving
• Less than 5 calories/serving

physiological drive to find food and eat

psychological drive that encourage us to find and eat food in absence of hunger

replacing nutrients lost in processing

nutrients that have been added that were never present to begin with

Intentionally adding to food compounds that can cause cancer at any level of exposure

the generally recognized as safe list for food additives

objectives released every 10 years that promote health and disease prevention.