Nutrition & Health Exam 1 Rutgers Joe
Dixon Questions And Answers.
Maramus - Answer starvation plane and simple (bare bones look) drought politics, war most
likely cause
Atwater Numbers - Answer Used for the calculation of the available energy of foods.
Protein - 4 kCal/g
Carbohydrates - 4 kCal/g
Fat - 9 kCal/g
Dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 (DSHEA) - Answer federal law gives
americans freedom to choose dietary supplements.
prevents
1. extended dietary supplements to include any herb or diet reagent
2. didn't require manufacturers to demonstrate product safety (FDA had to prove unsafe)
3. FDA now needed to go through complicated procedure to take products off the market
2nd Foundation of Nutrition - Answer Atwater Numbers
Causes of Death in 1900 - Answer Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Influenza, Heart Disease,
Diarrhea, and Strokes
Causes of Death in Present Time - Answer Heart Disease, Cancer, Strokes, Pulmonary Disease,
Accidents
The Average American Diet - Macronutrient Calorie Breakdown - Answer Protein - 15% of Total
Daily Calories
Fat - 35% of Total Daily Calories
Carbohydrates - 50% of Total Daily Calories
DRIs - Answer Dietary Reference Intakes - Instituted in 1997 to create a broader system of
dietary standards
, Nutrient Balance Study - Answer Performed in humans to learn about the nutrient and to
allow us to calculate how much of the nutrient is needed to maintain health via deficiency
studies (first foundation of nutrition)
EAR - Answer Estimated Average Requirement - Based on Balance Studies (put people on a
diet devoid of the nutrient then add it back in increments). Intake value thought to meet the
mean requirement of healthy individuals in a particular life stage. (better)
RDA - Answer Average intake level of a nutrient thought to meet the nutrient requirements of
97% of healthy people. (best)
UL - Answer Tolerable Upper Intake Level - Highest level of usual daily nutrient intake likely to
pose no risk of adverse health effects.
DV - Answer Daily Value - Recommended intakes of nutrients based on either a 2,000 or 2,500
kCal diet. Used for Food Labels.
Vitamin D and Selenium - Answer The ULs are about 7 times their RDAs.
1880s - Answer Rubner /Atwater - Atwater numbers
1900 - Answer Humans Obey 1st Law of Thermodynamics
1913 - Answer McCollum & Others discover Fat Soluble "A"
1914 - Answer Goldberger showed Pellagra was a nutritional deficiency (vitamin B6)
1910 to 1950 - Answer Age of Vitamin discovery
1941 - Answer Enrichment Act (grains/cereals)
1943 - Answer First RDAs formulated to help feed troops adequate food.
Dixon Questions And Answers.
Maramus - Answer starvation plane and simple (bare bones look) drought politics, war most
likely cause
Atwater Numbers - Answer Used for the calculation of the available energy of foods.
Protein - 4 kCal/g
Carbohydrates - 4 kCal/g
Fat - 9 kCal/g
Dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 (DSHEA) - Answer federal law gives
americans freedom to choose dietary supplements.
prevents
1. extended dietary supplements to include any herb or diet reagent
2. didn't require manufacturers to demonstrate product safety (FDA had to prove unsafe)
3. FDA now needed to go through complicated procedure to take products off the market
2nd Foundation of Nutrition - Answer Atwater Numbers
Causes of Death in 1900 - Answer Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Influenza, Heart Disease,
Diarrhea, and Strokes
Causes of Death in Present Time - Answer Heart Disease, Cancer, Strokes, Pulmonary Disease,
Accidents
The Average American Diet - Macronutrient Calorie Breakdown - Answer Protein - 15% of Total
Daily Calories
Fat - 35% of Total Daily Calories
Carbohydrates - 50% of Total Daily Calories
DRIs - Answer Dietary Reference Intakes - Instituted in 1997 to create a broader system of
dietary standards
, Nutrient Balance Study - Answer Performed in humans to learn about the nutrient and to
allow us to calculate how much of the nutrient is needed to maintain health via deficiency
studies (first foundation of nutrition)
EAR - Answer Estimated Average Requirement - Based on Balance Studies (put people on a
diet devoid of the nutrient then add it back in increments). Intake value thought to meet the
mean requirement of healthy individuals in a particular life stage. (better)
RDA - Answer Average intake level of a nutrient thought to meet the nutrient requirements of
97% of healthy people. (best)
UL - Answer Tolerable Upper Intake Level - Highest level of usual daily nutrient intake likely to
pose no risk of adverse health effects.
DV - Answer Daily Value - Recommended intakes of nutrients based on either a 2,000 or 2,500
kCal diet. Used for Food Labels.
Vitamin D and Selenium - Answer The ULs are about 7 times their RDAs.
1880s - Answer Rubner /Atwater - Atwater numbers
1900 - Answer Humans Obey 1st Law of Thermodynamics
1913 - Answer McCollum & Others discover Fat Soluble "A"
1914 - Answer Goldberger showed Pellagra was a nutritional deficiency (vitamin B6)
1910 to 1950 - Answer Age of Vitamin discovery
1941 - Answer Enrichment Act (grains/cereals)
1943 - Answer First RDAs formulated to help feed troops adequate food.
