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NUTR 331 -Nutrition for Health Practice exam tips Questions and further explained answers from (Unit 1 to Unit 8) Athabasca University$11.49
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2. Compare the DRI, Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide, and daily values (DV) according to
their target audiences and main features.
DRI Target Audience: for healthy populations
DRI main features: this is a comprehensive set of nutrient reference values for healthy populations
that can and should be used for assessing and planning diets. It provides information on the Dietary
Reference Intake for Cholesterol, Amino Acids, all essential vitamins, water, potassium, chloride,
sodium, sulphate and more).
DRIs are designed for people of all ages – from infants to senior citizens. They are separated into
18 age-gender categories, plus five categories for stages of pregnancy and lactation. They are
technical guidelines describing nutrients that are used by scientists researching nutrition and by
health professionals to assess diets and provide nutrition advice.
The DRIs summarize research findings about the amount of each nutrient and calories needed for
good health and the prevention of chronic disease, while avoiding the negative effects of
consuming too much of any individual nutrient.
Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide target Audience: for healthy populations
Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide main features: this is meant to be a guide for your daily
meals and snacks. The daily food guide snapshot indicates that your meals and snacks should
consist of 50% fruit and vegetables, 25% protein foods and 25% whole grain foods. It also indicates
that your drink of choice should always be water.
Daily Values (DV) target audience: for healthy populations
DV main features: this is most often found on the right-hand side of a nutrition facts table and is
used as a guide to help you make informed food choices. It is used to show you if the serving size
has a little or a lot of a nutrient. 5% or less is a little and 15% DV or more is considered a lot. DV% is
not
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