DHN 101 CHAPTER 3 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By maintaining optimal levels of stored nutrients, a person may be able to avoid or delay
developing a(n) ______.
nutrient deficiency
chronic disease
infection - ANS nutrient deficiency
To help health professionals evaluate the nutritional adequacy of diets and plan nutritious diets
for healthy people, nutrition experts have established the ______
Adequate Intakes
Food and Drug Allowance
Tolerable Upper Limit
Dietary Reference Intakes
Food and Nutrition Board - ANS Dietary Reference Intakes
The Dietary Reference Intake that is set to meet the needs of 50% of healthy people at a
particular life-stage is called the _____ _____ _____ - ANS Estimated
Average
Requirement
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, The Dietary Reference Intake that is set to meet the average daily energy intake for a healthy
person who is maintaining his or her weight is called the _____ _____ _____ - ANS Estimated
Energy
Requirement
The Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA's) are standards for recommended daily intakes of
trace minerals.
several nutrients.
calories.
deficient nutrients. - ANS several nutrients.
When the body is recovering from illness, it
withdraws nutrients from storage.
increases your cravings for those nutrients.
makes more essential nutrients. - ANS withdraws nutrients from storage.
Which Dietary Reference Intake is used when there is not enough information about a nutrient
to set a specific requirement?
Adequate Intakes
Estimated Average Requirement
Recommended Dietary Allowance
Tolerable Intake Levels - ANS Adequate Intakes
Which of the following best describes Dietary Reference Intakes?
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, The branch of the Institute of Medicine that sets nutrient recommendations
Nutrient intake amount sufficient to meet the needs of 97% to 98% of the population
Estimate of the energy intake requirements
A set of energy and nutrient intake standards that nutrition experts can use to make
recommendations - ANS A set of energy and nutrient intake standards that nutrition experts
can use to make recommendations
The highest average amount of a nutrient that is unlikely to harm most people when consumed
daily is called the ____ ____ ____ ____ - ANS Tolerable
Upper
Intake
Level
The EAR should meet the needs of ____ percent of healthy people in a particular life
stage/gender group.
97
80
75
50 - ANS 50
The AMDR for carbohydrate is ______ of total kcal.
50-75%
45-65%
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, 10-35%
20-35% - ANS 45-65%
True or false: The estimated energy requirement is based on the needs of healthy individuals. -
ANS True
Judy wants to find out the amount of a specific nutrient needed to sustain good health. She
initially checks the RDA requirements and cannot locate that nutrient. Her next step is to _____
check EER standards
realize no standard is available for nutrient
report nutrient to USDA
check AI standards
check UL standards - ANS check AI standards
The Recommended Dietary Allowances will meet the nutrient needs of ______ of all healthy
people in a specific life-stage group
80-83%
97-98%
50%
72-75% - ANS
The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans includes recommendations from _____ to
older adults, and for women during _____ - ANS Infancy
Pregnancy
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By maintaining optimal levels of stored nutrients, a person may be able to avoid or delay
developing a(n) ______.
nutrient deficiency
chronic disease
infection - ANS nutrient deficiency
To help health professionals evaluate the nutritional adequacy of diets and plan nutritious diets
for healthy people, nutrition experts have established the ______
Adequate Intakes
Food and Drug Allowance
Tolerable Upper Limit
Dietary Reference Intakes
Food and Nutrition Board - ANS Dietary Reference Intakes
The Dietary Reference Intake that is set to meet the needs of 50% of healthy people at a
particular life-stage is called the _____ _____ _____ - ANS Estimated
Average
Requirement
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, The Dietary Reference Intake that is set to meet the average daily energy intake for a healthy
person who is maintaining his or her weight is called the _____ _____ _____ - ANS Estimated
Energy
Requirement
The Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA's) are standards for recommended daily intakes of
trace minerals.
several nutrients.
calories.
deficient nutrients. - ANS several nutrients.
When the body is recovering from illness, it
withdraws nutrients from storage.
increases your cravings for those nutrients.
makes more essential nutrients. - ANS withdraws nutrients from storage.
Which Dietary Reference Intake is used when there is not enough information about a nutrient
to set a specific requirement?
Adequate Intakes
Estimated Average Requirement
Recommended Dietary Allowance
Tolerable Intake Levels - ANS Adequate Intakes
Which of the following best describes Dietary Reference Intakes?
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, The branch of the Institute of Medicine that sets nutrient recommendations
Nutrient intake amount sufficient to meet the needs of 97% to 98% of the population
Estimate of the energy intake requirements
A set of energy and nutrient intake standards that nutrition experts can use to make
recommendations - ANS A set of energy and nutrient intake standards that nutrition experts
can use to make recommendations
The highest average amount of a nutrient that is unlikely to harm most people when consumed
daily is called the ____ ____ ____ ____ - ANS Tolerable
Upper
Intake
Level
The EAR should meet the needs of ____ percent of healthy people in a particular life
stage/gender group.
97
80
75
50 - ANS 50
The AMDR for carbohydrate is ______ of total kcal.
50-75%
45-65%
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, 10-35%
20-35% - ANS 45-65%
True or false: The estimated energy requirement is based on the needs of healthy individuals. -
ANS True
Judy wants to find out the amount of a specific nutrient needed to sustain good health. She
initially checks the RDA requirements and cannot locate that nutrient. Her next step is to _____
check EER standards
realize no standard is available for nutrient
report nutrient to USDA
check AI standards
check UL standards - ANS check AI standards
The Recommended Dietary Allowances will meet the nutrient needs of ______ of all healthy
people in a specific life-stage group
80-83%
97-98%
50%
72-75% - ANS
The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans includes recommendations from _____ to
older adults, and for women during _____ - ANS Infancy
Pregnancy
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