Guide Berkeley Fall 2023 (Questions &
Answers)
EssentialiNutrientsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
nutrientsithatimustibeiprovidediinitheidietibecauseitheibodyieitherican'ti
makeiitiorican'timakeienoughiofiit
FortifiediFoodsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Foodithatinutrientsihaveibeeniaddeditoiprocessiofiaddinginutrientsitoifo
odsithatidon'tinormallyihaveiit.iTheiaddedinutrientsiareigenerallyinotifo
undiinifoodioriareiaddediinimuchilargeriamounts,isuchiasifortifyingiojiwit
hicalcium
EnrichediGrainsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Girainsithatihave:iThiamin,iRiboflavin,iNiacin,iIron,iandiFoliciAcidi(sincei1
998)iaddeditoithem;iaddinginutrientsibackitoifoodsithatimayihaveilostin
utrientsidueitoiprocessing
RefinediGrainsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Germiandibraniremoved;ijustileftiwithitheiendosperm
Macronutrientsi-iCorrectiAnswer-ainutrientineedediinilargeiamounts
,Micronutrientsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Nutrientineedediinismalliamounts,iprovideinoienergy
Metabolismi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Allitheichemicalireactionsithatitakeiplaceiiniailivingiorganism
Homeostasisi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Physiologicalistateiofiinternalibodyistability
Nutrigenomicsi(nutritionaligenomics)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Studyiofihowiouridietiaffectsiourigenesiandihowiindividualigeneticivariat
ionicaniaffectitheiimpactiofinutrientsiandifoodionihealth
NutrientiDensityi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Evaluationiofitheinutrienticontentiofiaifoodiinicomparisonitoitheicalories
iitiprovides
FoodiPyramidi-iCorrectiAnswer-Olderiversioniofinutrientiguide
Myplatei-iCorrectiAnswer-
Newiversioniofinutrientiguide;irecommendediportions
DRIsi(idietaryireferenceiintakes)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
usediforiplanningiandiassessingitheidietsiofihealthyipeopleiinitheiU.S.ian
diCanada
,EARi(iestimatediaverageirequirements)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
meetiestablishedinutrientineedsiofi50%iofiindividuals
AIi(iadequateiintake)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
shouldibeiusediasiaigoaliwheniRDAidoesn'tiexist
RDAi(irecommendedidietaryiallowance)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
meetitheinutrientineedsiofialmostiallihealthyipeople
ULi(iupperiintakeilevels)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Maxidailyiintakesithatiareiunlikelyitoiposeiairiskiofibadihealthieffects
EERi(estimatedienergyirequirements)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
energyiintakesitoimaintainibodyiweightiinihealthyipeople
AMDRi(iacceptableimacronutrientidistributioniranges)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
rangeiofiintakeiforienergyiyieldinginutrientsithatiareiassociatediwithired
ucediriskiofichronicidiseaseiwhileiprovidingiadequateiintakesiofiessentia
linutrients
DGAi-i4iMajoriRecommendationsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
DietaryiandilifestyleiguidelinesiforiAmericansithatiwillipromoteihealth
1.iBalancingicaloriesitoimanageiweight
i
, 2.iIncreaseicertainifoods
3.iReduceiCertainifoods
4.iBuildingiHealthyiEatingiPatterns
WhatiisitheimainidifferenceibetweeniHarvardiHealthyieatingiplateiandi
MyiPlate?i-iCorrectiAnswer-Havardiaccountsiforiexercise
HarvardiHealthyiEatingiPlani(iHHEP)i-iCorrectiAnswer-
switchiwateriforidairyiaddihealthyioils,idifferentiplateiproportionsithani
MyiPlateiDigestiveiSystem
Digestioni-iCorrectiAnswer-
Processiofibreakingifoodiintoicomponentsismallienoughitoibeiabsorbedii
ntoitheibody
GastrointestinaliTracti-iCorrectiAnswer-
Whereidigestioniandiabsorptionioccuri-
iHollowitube,i30ifeetilongifromimouthitoianus.iMadeiupiofimouth,iphary
nx,iesophagus,istomach,ismalliintestine,ilargeiintestine,ianus
Salivaifunctioniinidigestion?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
producediandisecretediinimouthibyisalivaryiglandsicontainsilubricants,ie
nzymes