Dietary Planning

Question 1

What evidence was used to develop CFG?

Answer 1

• Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) (a set of nutrient reference values for vitamins, minerals, macronutrients and energy)
• The association between foods and chronic diseases
• Computer modelling to develop the eating pattern

Question 2

Most of your plate should be taken up by…

Answer 2

Vegetables

Question 3

What are the four categories of DRIs?

Answer 3

• EARs, RDAs, AIs, and ULs

Question 4

What are EARs?

Answer 4

• Estimated Average Requirement

- Estimates amount of a nutrient to meet the needs of 50% of the population

Question 5

What are RDAs?

Answer 5

• Recommended Daily Average

- Based on EAR, but higher to encompass the needs of 97% of the population (more standard deviations included)

Question 6

What are AIs?

Answer 6

• Adequate Intake

- Value used if there is insufficient data to calculate RDA

Question 7

What are ULs?

Answer 7

• Upper Intake Level
• Amount below which there is little chance of adverse health effect
• Above we may start to see toxic effects

Question 8

If a person’s intake of a nutrient is between the EAR and RDA, the probability that their intake is adequate is…

Answer 8

Between 3% and 50%

Question 9

What is EER?

Answer 9

• Estimated Energy Requirement
• Used to calculate calories to maintain stable weight in healthy individual
• Based on age, gender, weight, height and activity level

Question 10

What are the acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges?

Answer 10

Carbs 45-65%, Fat 20-35%, Protein 10-35%

Question 11

When it comes to % daily value on food labels, __ or less is low and __ is high.

Answer 11

5%; 15%

Question 12

An assessment of nutritional health is based on…

Answer 12

• Analysis of nutrients in dietary intake
• Anthopometric Measurements
• Medical History & Laboratory Measurements

Question 13

Iron deficiency anemia would affect which lab values?

Answer 13

• hematocrit
• hemoglobin
• iron

Question 14

What is the Canadian Community Health Survey?

Answer 14

• Used to monitor trends in the country’s health and nutritional status
• Healthy Behaviours Score (HBS) calculated looking at 4 dimensions: smoking status, drinking habits, physical activity level and fruit & vegetable consumption
• Data from 2017 – just over ½ over age 18 scored 3 or 4; education was linked, with lower than high school education only 1/3 scored 3 or 4

Question 15

What is the Canadian Healthy Eating Index?

Answer 15

• CHEI compares diets to Canada’s Food Guide

- Average CHEI score in 2010 for Canadians was 58.8%