Exam 2: Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Planning

When did the USDA begin publishing nutritional recommendations for Americans?

On a food label, the product's ingredient contents are listed:

What method is considered easy to use should you wish to determine the micronutrient, macronutrient, and energy (calorie) content of your diet?

What is Percent Daily Value (%DV), and how is it used on the Nutrition Facts panel?

Healthy People 2020, a set of overall health objectives for the US, is designed to increase quality and years of healthy life and to eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population

Which of the following is not true about diet records?

How many Calories per day are typically supplied in the US diet by low-nutrient dense drinks?

The EARs are very useful in research settings for evaluation of whether a group of people is likely to be consuming adequate amounts of a nutrient Therefore, it is _____ to use the EAR values as recommended goals for dietary intake of an individual

You are comparing two varieties of fudge-striped cookies The regular cookies provide 150 kcal per serving In order for the "light" cookies to be labeled with the claim "reduced calorie," they must contain _____ or fewer calories per serving

What were the first dietary standards published in 1943 by the National Academy of Sciences called?

If the results of a nutritional analysis revealed an inadequate intake of calcium, vitamin D, and protein, increased intakes of which one of the following food groups, by itself, could help correct this situation?

How could you determine if you were consuming enough, but not too much, of all the required nutrients?

The regulation of nutrition labeling for foods was established by in 1973 by the _____

Undernutrition and overnutrition both are examples of

Describe in detail how to use the MyPlate plan released by the USDA

A measurement, such as in blood or urine, that reflects a nutrient's function is termed:

The FDA- approved nutrient content claim "calorie free" means that a food product contains _____ kcalories (Calories) per serving

Which of the following nutrients is not required on the Nutrition Facts panel?

Based on a reference diet of 2,000 Calories, what percentage of the daily value (%DV) for carbohydrate is provided by a 1-cup serving of macaroni and cheese that contains 60 grams of carbohydrate per serving?

You've just completed a 3-day nutrient intake analysis utilizing a nutritional analysis software program Your analysis shows that your intake met >90% of the requirement for most nutrients What reference values were used to determine the percentages of nutrients consumed, and how were these reference values determined?