Nutrition Assessment
This professional can conduct a nutrition assessment.
A dietitian
How often are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans updated?
Every 5 years
This is the term for a food that was consumed but forgotten in a food recall.
Missing food
What does DRI stand for?
Dietary Reference Intake
Give an example of a food or beverage that is often underreported.
Alcohol, unhealthy foods, binges
What is the image that serves as the current government’s dietary recommendation?
MyPlate
The dietary guidelines are written for:
Professionals
Recording how often a food or beverage is consumed is the basis of this dietary assessment tool.
Multiple pass method
The acceptable macronutrient range for carbohydrates in adults is this percentage of daily calories.
45–65%
The Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) for protein in adults is this percentage of daily calories.
10-35%
Name two of the leading causes of death in the U.S. that are strongly linked to diet.
Coronary heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, diabetes, kidney disease, chronic liver disease/cirrhosis)
The current Dietary Guideline limit for sodium is:
2300mg/day
In a 24-hour recall, this strategy uses repeated passes through food categories to jog memory.
Multiple pass method
The acceptable macronutrient range for fat in adults is this
20–35%
Nutritional screening can be done by this group of professionals.
Anyone — dietitian, diet tech, dietary manager, nurse, or physician
Weight, height, and body fat percentage are all examples of this type of measurement.
Anthropometric measurements
What is a nutrient dense food?
Provides vitamins, minerals, and fiber while limiting sodium, added sugars, and saturated fats.
What is a potential error in nutrient database?
Missing data, changes in food productions/storage/etc.
This is the highest daily intake level of a nutrient that poses no risk of adverse effects.
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
The five categories (food groups) on MyPlate are these.
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy
Hemoglobin A1c, which reflects average blood glucose levels over 2–3 months, is an example of this nutritional assessment method.
Biochemical
Name one of the 4 dietary guidelines:
Follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage. Customize and enjoy nutrient-dense food and beverage. Focus on meeting food group needs with nutrient-dense foods and beverages, and stay within calorie limits. Limit foods and beverages higher in added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium, and limit alcoholic beverages.
This term describes the ability of an instrument to measure what it is intended to measure
Validity
Current nutritional data is based on _____ compared to observational data in the 1800s.
Scientific Data
This term describes the ability to produce same information with same person on 2+ occasions.
Reliability