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| Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) |
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| A recommended range of requirements for carbohydrates, fates and proteins based on the total daily calorie needs and balance of nutrients that are associated with a decreased risk of chronic disease. |
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| The value assigned to a nutrient if some scientific evidence is available but not quite enough to establish a recommendation with certainty. |
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| Incorporating foods from all food groups into your daily eating plan. |
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| The nutrient standards used on food labels; they are based on a 2000-calorie diet. |
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| Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) |
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| A tool to help individuals lower sodium intake and implement the Dietary Guidelines. |
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| Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
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| A summary of science-based advice to promote health through diet and physical activity and to reduce the risk for major chronic disease in people over age 2. |
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| Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI's) |
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| Guidelines designed for healthy people, established to rplace the original RDA's in the US and Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI's) in Canada. |
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| Recommended intakes for specific nutrients. They can be used to plan diets for individuals and groups. |
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| The calories you can consume after you meet all you nutrient needs, without going over your total calorie target for the day. |
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| Calories with little or no nutrient content. |
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| Foods that have had nutrients added back that were removed during processing. EG - enriched white rice has had some nutrients added back that were present before the outer brown husk was removed. |
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| Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) |
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| The value assigned to a nutrient that would meet the needs of 50 percent of the people of a specific age or gender. It is used by federal agencies for research and policy making. |
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| Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) |
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| A general recommendation for energy needs. |
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| Foods with nutrients added to them that were not originally present. Fortified orange juice - Calcium. |
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| Staments made about a product that link it or some of its ingredients to a reduced risk of disease. ie, fiber reduces heart disease. |
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| A list of health objectives for the nation to achieve by 2010. It is designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish nation goals to reduce these threats. |
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| Avoiding overconsumption of any one food or food group. |
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| An interactive website and program that can be used to translate the concepts of balance, moderation, and variety, along with the information from the Dietary Guidelines and the Dietary Reference Intakes, into a usable diet plan. |
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| Part of the required information on a food label that provides the nutritional content of the product. |
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| Recommended Dietary Alloances (RDA's) |
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| The recommended intake required to meet the daily nutrient needs for 97-98 percent on all individuals in a given age or gender group. It is used for diet planning for individuals and is the foundation of the DRI. |
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| Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) |
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| Highest level of daily nutrient intake that poses little risk of adverse health effects to individuals in a specific age or gender group. |
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| Eating different types of foods within each food group. |
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| A person who consumes no meat, seafood, eggs or dairy products. |
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| 5 Mandatory parts of a food label |
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| 1.Statement of identity - common name. 2.Net contents - weight, volume, measure. 3.Name and address of manufacturere. 4.List of ingredients. 5.Nutritional information. |
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| Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) |
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| Protein 10-35% of total daily calories; Fat 20-35% of total daily calries; Carbs 45-65% of total daily calories |
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| Grains - Vegetables - Fruits - Oils - Milk - Meats & Beans |
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| Pyramid at every meal should include |
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| Plant oils, whole grain foods, Vegetable and fruits. |
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| Pyramid Daily requirements |
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| Nuts & Legumes, Fish,poultry,eggs, dairy or calcium supplement. |
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| Pyramid requirements - Sparingly |
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| Red meat, butter, white rice, bread, potatoes, pasta and sweets. |
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| Daily Value on food labels %% |
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5% is low for all nutrients
20% is high for all nutrients. |
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| Balance - Variety - Moderation |
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