A health magazine contacts you for your expert opinion on what measure best describes the amounts of nutrients that should be consumed by the population. How should you reply?
A) The Dietary Reference Intakes, because they are a set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the United States and Canada
B) The Tolerable Upper Intake levels, because they are the maximum daily amount of a nutrient that appears safe for most healthy people
C) The Estimated Average Requirements, because they reflect the average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific function in half of the healthy people of a population
D) The Recommended Dietary Allowances, because they represent the average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people.
E) The Estimated Energy Requirement, because it represents what will maintain energy balance and good health in a person of a given age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity
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Q45: Which measure is anthropometric?
A)body weight
B)blood pressure
C)blood iron
Q46: Recommended Dietary Allowances may be used to
Q47: What is the AMDR for carbohydrate?
A)5-10%
B)15-25%
C)30-40%
D)45-65%
E)70-80%
Q48: What set of values is used to
Q49: The Dietary Reference Intakes may be used
Q51: What is the AMDR for fat?
A)10-30%
B)20-35%
C)40-50%
D)55-65%
E)70-80%
Q52: Which statement is true of nutrient intakes?
A)Higher
Q53: What is a purpose of both the
Q54: The percentages of kcalorie intakes for protein,
Q55: What type of deficiency is caused by
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