Chapter 2
An Introduction to Nutrition · 3 exercises
Problem 1
What are the dietary reference intakes (DRI's)? What are they for? There used to only be one reference intake, the RDA, why are there so many now?
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Problem 2
Define each of the following in everyday language: A. Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) *Why DON'T we use this one as the recommended amount people should eat daily? B. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) *Why DO we use this one as the recommended amount people should eat daily? C. Adequate Intakes (AI) D. Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL)
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Problem 3
Select a packaged food and find the "Nutrition Facts" panel. Then answer the following questions A. How many Calories are there in 1 serving of this food? B. Look at the "Total Fat" and the "Saturated Fat". Is the Saturated fat PART of the Total Fat? C. What does the \% Daily Value mean? For example, if it says that for every 1 serving of this food I get \(2 \%\) Daily Value of Vitamin C. What does that mean?
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