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Basic

Tools

In

Nutrition


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Food group plan:

a diet-planning tool that sorts food

into groups based on nutrient content and

then specifies that people should eatcertain amounts of food from each group


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USDA food guide:

the USDAs food group plan for

ensuring dietary adequacy that assigns

food to five major food groups


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Recommended Daily Food Amounts

all food groups offer valuable

nutrients, and people should make

selections from each group daily


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Dietary Guidelines

Dietary Guidelines for Americans,

2005

provide science-based advice to

promote health and to reduce the riskfor chronic diseases through diet and

physical activity.


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the guidelines are targeted to the general

public over 2 years of age in the United

States.


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in general, the Dietary Guidelines

answer the question: What should anindividual eat to stay healthy?


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Food composition tables


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Food exchange list


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Nutrition density

Nutrition Density

The USDA Food Guides provides a

foundation or a healthy diet by emphasizing

nutrient-dense options within each foodgroup.


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By consistently selecting nutrient-

dense food, a person can both obtain all

the nutrients needed and keep calories

under control


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In contrast, eating food that are low

in nutrient density makes it difficult to get

enough nutrients without exceeding energy

needs and gaining weight.


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Discretionary kCalorie Allowance

the calories remaining in a persons

energy allowance after consuming enough

nutrient-dense food to meet all nutrientneeds for one day.

the difference between the kcalories needed to

supply nutrients and those needed for energy


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MyPyramid

The USDA created an educational

tool called MyPyramid to illustrate the

concepts presented in the Dietary

Guidelines and the USDA Food Guide


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The Food Pyramid

GRAINS VEGETABLES FRUITS OILS MILK MEAT & BEANS


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Food Labels


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The ingredients List

All food must list all ingredients on

the label in descending order by

dominance and weight

Serving sizes

the FDA has established specific

serving with various food and requiresthat all labels for a given product use

the same serving size


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The Daily Values

reference values developed by the

FDA specifically for use on food labels

Nutrition facts

must provide the nutrient amount,

percent Daily Value and nutrient content

information for vitamins (A, C) andminerals (iron, calcium)


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Nutrient Claims

Statements that characterize the

quantity of a nutrient in a food.

Health claims

statements that characterize the

relationship between a nutrient or other

substance in food and a disease orhealth-related condition


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Structure-Function Claims

statements that describe how a

product may affect a structure or function of

the body

e.g. Calcium builds strong bones

(Structure-function do not require FDA

authorization)


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SOURCES:

Nutrition and diet therapy, Debruyne et al.

Cengage Learning

Nutrition and diet Therapy. 9th ed.Roth,

Ruth A. Thomson Learning

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