Comprehensive Nutrition for Healthy Living _ Key Concepts, Food Groups, and Dietary Guidelines Study Guide
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What is a nutrient requirement?
The smallest amount of a nutrient that maintains a defined level of nutritional health.
What factors influence a person's nutrient requirements?
Age, sex, general health status, physical activity level, and the use of medication and drugs.
What are Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)?
A variety of energy and nutrient intake standards used by nutrition experts in the U.S. for dietary recommendations.
What does EAR stand for and what does it represent?
Estimated Average Requirement; the daily amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of 50% of healthy people in a
specific life stage/sex group.
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What is the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?
Standards for recommended daily intakes of several nutrients that meet the needs of nearly all (approximately 98%)
healthy people.
What is the Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)?
The average daily energy intake that meets the needs of a healthy person maintaining their weight.
What does AI stand for in nutrition?
Adequate Intake; dietary recommendations for nutrients without enough information to establish an RDA.
What is the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)?
The highest average amount of a nutrient unlikely to be harmful when consumed daily.
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What is a nutrient requirement?
The smallest amount of a nutrient that maintains a defined level of nutritional health.
What factors influence a person's nutrient requirements?
Age, sex, general health status, physical activity level, and the use of medication and drugs.
What are Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)?
A variety of energy and nutrient intake standards used by nutrition experts in the U.S. for dietary recommendations.
What does EAR stand for and what does it represent?
Estimated Average Requirement; the daily amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of 50% of healthy people in a
specific life stage/sex group.
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What is the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?
Standards for recommended daily intakes of several nutrients that meet the needs of nearly all (approximately 98%)
healthy people.
What is the Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)?
The average daily energy intake that meets the needs of a healthy person maintaining their weight.
What does AI stand for in nutrition?
Adequate Intake; dietary recommendations for nutrients without enough information to establish an RDA.
What is the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)?
The highest average amount of a nutrient unlikely to be harmful when consumed daily.
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