Exam 2: Standards for Nutrient Intake

Since they were first established in 1980,a basic premise of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been that nutrient needs should be met primarily by consuming naturally occurring foods as opposed to relying on fortified foods or dietary supplements.

Which one of the following represents the point of nutrient intake at which one half of the members of a given group will have its nutrient needs met while the remaining half will not?

One of the weaknesses of the Dietary Reference Intakes is that they provide no guidance on the use of nutritional supplements.

The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)are the result of an on-going collaborative effort by nutrition scientists in Canada and the United States.

The __________ was created in response to concerns about the potential for excessive nutrient intakes resulting from recent increases in consumption of nutrient- fortified foods and dietary supplements.

Because the Adequate Intake is based on observed or experimentally derived approximations of average nutrient intake that appear to maintain a defined nutritional state or criterion of adequacy in a group of people,it is considered an __________ standard.

In contrast to early indices of diet quality,which tended to focus on preventing nutrient deficiency diseases,more recent indices tend to focus on the prevention of chronic disease.

The primary purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is to prevent or delay the onset of chronic diseases.

Which of the following is the nutrient intake level sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of approximately 97% of people in a given sex/age group?

Which one of the following statements is true about the nutrition recommendations developed by Carl Voit and Wilber Atwater?

The recommended intakes for most nutrients for infants up to age 1 year are expressed in terms of ________.

The recommendations contained within the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are applicable to the general public living in the United States ________.

Which of the following is a nutrient whose intake is less than the recommended intake level for a significant part of the population?

The U.S.Food and Drug Administration and the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are jointly responsible for developing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The __________ provide guidance to individuals on the consumption of total fat,polyunsaturated fatty acids,saturated fatty acids,dietary cholesterol,carbohydrate,and protein to ensure adequate intake and to decrease risk of chronic disease.

The primary focus of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is ________.

In the HEI-2010,all of the components are assessed on a ________ basis to allow a common standard to be applied to individual diets or any other mix of foods.

A food's vitamin and mineral content relative to its energy content is known as __________.

On May 20,2016,the FDA announced the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods.Which one of the following updates to the Nutrition Facts label was mandated by 2018?

The food labeling values established by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the Nutrition Facts panel are known as ________.