Met 2: Intro to Nutrition Flashcards
Top 2 causes of death in USA
CVD
Cancer
What factors put you at risk for nutritional problems?
- Age?
- ________ diet
- 1 psychiatric disorder
- 2 medical disorders
- SES?
- Very young, very old
- Limited variety diet
- SUD
- Very sick (sepsis, burns, trauma), malabsorption syndromes
- Poverty
On the MyPlate diagram,
__% is fruit and vegetable
__% is protein and grains
plus, ____
50% is fruit and vegetable
50% is protein and grains
plus, a glass of milk
Compare Estimated Average Requirement and Recommended Dietary Allowance
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Estimated Average Requirement
- Intake that’s adequate for 50% of the population
- (estimated intake needs of the typical person)
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Recommended Dietary Allowance
- Intake that’s adequate 95% of the population
- Used as goal for healthy individuals
Which is higher: EAR or RDA?
RDA is much higher b/c it represents the amount that would be sufficient for 95% of the population, while EAR is the amount you expect a typical person to need
Can you diagnose a nutrient deficiency based on comparison with recommended daily allowance?
No, the recommended daily allowance is the amount that would be sufficient for 95% of the population.
Many people will be just fine with less than the RDA
Anthropometry is the study of_____________
Anthropometry is the study of human body measurements/dimension
*It reflects growth, or changes to body fat and muscle
What is one major limitation of anthropometry?
Measurements may be inaccurate
Is anthropometry information sensitive or specific?
Anthropometry information is very non-specific but sensitive
*You will definitely pick up that someone is extremely overweight or underweight, but you won’t know why
We compare a patient’s anthropometry measurements to standards based on _____ and _____
We compare a patient’s anthropometry measurements to standards based on age and sex
What is BMI?
What is its relationship to body fat?
BMI = weight / height
BMI correlates with body fat, but is not itself evidence of increased body fat (could be increased muscle mass)
waist circumference is useful b/c it is strongly assocaited with what two things? (2)
It is strongly associated with adiposity and insulin resistance
What is a normal BMI?
18.5-25
Compare the source of infant growth standards and pediatric growth standards
- Infants (0-2): We use WHO standards, which are based on how the population should grow
- Children (2-19): We use CDC standards, which are based on how the population does grow
WHO growth standards for 0-2 year olds are based on ______-fed infants.
WHO growth standards for 0-2 year olds are based on breast-fed infants.
*We use this even for formula-fed infants b/c infants should grow based on breast-fed standards
