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NAM Nutrition and Health Questions and Answers 2024
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NAM Nutrition and HealthWhat are the macronutrients? - answerLipids, carbohydrates, proteins, alcohol
What are the micronutrients? - answerVitamins, minerals, essential AAs, essential fatty
acids
Individual energy and nutrient requirements vary depending on factors such as... -
answerage, gender, activity levels
What is the requirement for a nutrient? - answerAmount needed to prevent deficiency
How is estimated average requirement (EAR) determined? - answerLooking at intake in
groups of people with no deficiency, with deficiency, intakes which would cure clinical
deficiency, and intakes that are associated with a marker of nutritional adequacy
What are the dietary reference values? (Answer in abbreviations) - answerEAR, RNI,
LRNI
What is EAR? - answerEstimated average requirement, the notional mean requirement
for a nutrient
What is RNI? - answerReference nutrient intake, two SDs above the EAR, meet the
needs of most of the population
What is LRNI? - answerLower reference nutrient intake, two SDs below the EAR,
inadequate for most individuals
What was the former name of RNI? - answerRecommended daily allowance
What is the EAR of Vitamin C for adults in the UK? - answer25mg
What is the RNI of Vitamin C for adults in the UK? - answer40mg
What is the LRNI of Vitamin C for adults in the UK? - answer10mh
What is the normal/ideal BMI range? - answer18.5-24.9
What is the overweight/pre-obese BMI range? - answer25-29.9
What is the obesity grade 1 BMI range? - answer30-34.9
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