C787: Cohort Questions and Answers. Plus Side Notes. Health and Wellness Course.

C787: Cohort Questions and Answers. Plus Side Notes. Health and Wellness Course. C787 Cohort questions and Answers Plus Side notes Health and Wellness course COHORT 1 When nutrition advocates became concerned that recommendations did not do enough to address prevention to chronic diet related disease, what policy changes were made?  RDA(recommended daily allowance) expanded into several DRI categories(Dietary Reference Intake-all others sorts of recommendations –general term) What is true of DRI? Choose 2 *Food labeling must include info about them *They differ depending on age and gender What is always found on a nutrition label in the US *Serving size * A helpful diet contains nutrient intake near what amount? *RDA What is an appropriate use of AMDR(acceptable macronutrient dietary range-big nutrient that provides calories-carbs, fats n protein-NOT fibers, or vitamins- This range is a percentages of calories you should get from that nutrient per day- Carb-45-65%, Fats 20-35% ) when evaluating the appropriateness of a snack food *50% of calories from fat is too much fat  Micro nutrietns _ minerals and vimatines that are needed in much smaller amounts scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) and rickets (vitamin D deficiency), became all but a thing of the past. deficiencies in micronutrients such as vitamin A, iodine, and iron as pressing public health problems worldwide, especially among children. Vitamin A deficiency can cause blindness, among other problems; iodine deficiency can cause serious physical and mental developmental delays; and iron deficiency causes anemia, a blood condition. Global initiatives to counter these problems have begun, including programs to get iodized salt (considered the best deterrent to iodine deficiency) and nutritional supplements to remote or impoverished areas of the worl What is meant by Tolerable Upper intake Level? *The highest level of daily consumptions that current data has shown to cause no side effects in humans: ensures people do not take harmful amounts