NASM CNC Chapter 18 Exam Questions and Answers(A+ RATED)

Dietary Guidelines for Americans - ANSWER-guidelines and key recommendations for healthy diets that may help prevent diet-related chronic conditions made by the US HHS and USDA Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine - ANSWER-Establishes principles and guidelines of adequate dietary intake among other tasks; entity within National Academies of Sciences Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) - ANSWER-Recommended intake of various nutrients as determined by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine Types of DRIs (5x) - ANSWER-Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) Adequate Intake (AI) Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - ANSWER-Amount of nutrients needed to meet the needs of almost all individuals in an age-sex group. Adequate Intake (AI) - ANSWER-Average daily intake level based on observed amounts of nutrient intake by groups of apparently healthy people that are assumed to be adequate Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - ANSWER-A nutrient intake value that is estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals in a group. Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (ADMR) - ANSWER-A range of intakes for carbohydrates, protein, and fats recommended to meet the nutritional needs of most individuals and reduce risk of chronic disease. NIH stands for - ANSWER-National Institutes of Health UL stands for - ANSWER-Tolerable Upper Intake Level EAR stands for - ANSWER-Estimated Average Requirement AMDR stands for - ANSWER-Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range RDA stands for - ANSWER-Recommended Dietary Allowance AI stands for - ANSWER-Adequate Intake HHS stands for - ANSWER-Health and Human Services USDA stands for - ANSWER-United States Department of Agriculture