Health Dietary Patterns
This term refers to substances required for normal growth and health that must be obtained from the diet.
What are essential nutrients?
According to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, added sugars should be limited to this percentage of total calories.
What is less than or equal to 10%?
The current USDA food guidance system is called this.
What is My Plate?
Portion sizes today tend to be larger or smaller than USDA standards?
What is larger?
The DASH Eating Plan was originally designed to help control this condition.
What is hypertension?
A diet that provides neither too much nor too little of nutrients is described as this.
What is a balanced diet?
Most Americans do or do not meet the Dietary Guidelines recommendations?
What is DO NOT?
According to MyPlate, half your plate should be made up of these foods.
What are fruits and vegetables?
A one-cup serving of vegetables equals this amount of raw or cooked vegetables.
What is one-cup?
The Mediterranean diet was originally based on eating patterns from this region.
What is Greece, Crete, or (southern) Italy?
Healthy dietary patterns are anchored primarily by these types of foods.
What are plant foods?
This amount of weekly physical activity is recommended for physically able adults.
What is at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity?
This amount/comparison is suggested for a single serving of meat.
What is 3 oz. or a standard deck of cards?
Children and adults eat the same amount regardless of portion size: true or false?
What is false?
Both DASH and Mediterranean diets include only small amounts of this food group.
What are sweets?
This nutrient is most likely to be consumed in low amounts by Americans.
What is fiber?
Saturated fat and added sugars should each be limited to less than this percentage of total calories.
What is 10%?
This object is used to compare a suggested serving size of 1/2 cup.
What is a tennis ball?
Supersized portions are linked to increased calorie intake and this major health issue.
What is obesity?
The DASH diet emphasizes foods rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, fiber, and this macronutrient.
What is protein?
These four characteristics define a healthful diet.
What are Adequacy, variety, balance, health maintenance?
Name one chronic disease risk reduced by following healthy dietary patterns recommended in the Guidelines.
What is heart disease, type 2 diabetes or obesity?
Identify one limitation of MyPlate.
What is No vegan guidance, limited access without internet, limited ethnic foods, or no infant/therapeutic diets?
Frequent fast-food consumption is associated with higher intake of calories, sugar, and this nutrient.
What is sodium/salt?
Compared to Western-style diets, these patterns reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and this disease.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?