NUTR UNIT 1.2 EXAM

• Dietary Reference Intakes

  (DRI) Standards defined for almost 40 nutrients

  Energy, nutrients, other dietary components

  Collab between U.S and Canada
• DRI Extra info

  Differs between person and life stage

  Used for planning diets for healthy individuals and groups over average of days not a single day.
• Estimated Average Requirements (EAR)


  Accounts for 50% of population.
• Adequate Intakes (AI)


  Not enough info for an RDA.
• Estimated Energy Requirements (EER)


  Calories
• Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

  95 percent accurate
• Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL)


  The most of something you can have. Once you pass it, it becomes unhealthy.
• Adequate Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs)

  Macronutrients

  45-65 % carbs etc.