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Dietary Guidelines

and
Recommendations
Objectives
 Understand the basic terms of nutritional requirements
that are important for establishing intake of a nutrient in
a population.
 Understand the food pyramid that recommends daily
serving size from each food group for vegetarians and
non-vegetarians.
 Identify dietary guidelines and goals that are necessary
for good health
 Discuss energy requirement in humans including basic
energy expenditure and the factors that affect it.
 Know about total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and its
applications
Overview
 What is nutrition?
 Assessment of malnutrition
 Dietary reference intakes (DRIs)
 Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
 Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
 Adequate Intake (AI)
 Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (ADMR)
 The Food Pyramid: dietary guidelines and goals
 Energy requirement and expenditure in humans
 Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
What is nutrition?
 Composition and quantity of food intake by
living organisms
 Biochemical utilization of food
 Human nutrition is divided into three areas:
 Undernutrition (nutrient deficiency)
 Overnutrition (excessive nutrient intake)
 Optimal nutrition (balanced nutrient intake)
Assessment of malnutrition
 Malnutrition in humans is measured by:
 Dietary intake studies: identify people with
deficient diets
 Biochemical studies: identify subclinical
nutritional deficiencies
 Clinical symptoms: identify clinical
nutritional deficiencies
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
 Quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes
required to prevent deficiencies and
maintain optimal health in populations
 Recommended by: Food and Nutrition
Board of the National Research Council
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
 DRIs have four standards:
 Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
 Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
 Adequate Intake (AI)
 Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

 The amount of nutrient intake estimated to


meet the nutritional requirement of half of
the healthy individuals (50%) in an age and
gender group
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

 The amount of nutrient intake that is


sufficient to meet the nutritional
requirement of nearly all (97-98%) healthy
individuals in a group
 RDA is two SD above EAR
 RDA = EAR + 2 SD
Adequate Intake (AI)
 It is used instead of EAR and RDA if:
 A nutrient is considered essential but the
experimental data are inadequate for
determining EAR and RDA
 AI covers the nutritional requirement of all
individuals in a group with approximation
due to insufficient data
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
 The highest level of daily nutrient intake
that has no adverse health effects or
toxicity in almost all individuals
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution
Ranges (ADMR)
 Range of adequate intake of a
macronutrient associated with reduced risk
of chronic diseases
 ADMR for adults (% of total calories)
 Carbohydrates 45-65
 Fats 20-35
 Proteins 10-35
 Fiber >25 g
Food Pyramid

 Public educational tool established in 1992


 Recommends size of daily servings
 Pyramid shape
 Fats, oils and sweets have small serving
size
Dietary guidelines and goals
 Consume a variety of foods from the basic food
groups
 Choose lipids and CHOs wisely for good health
 Increase daily intake of fruits, vegetables, whole
grains, and non-fat or low-fat milk and milk products
 Choose and prepare foods with little salt
Dietary Goals
Energy requirement in humans
 The dietary energy intake required to maintain
energy balance in a healthy individual

 Energy balance is maintained by calorie intake and


energy expenditure

 Energy content of food is measured in calories or


kilocalories (heat energy)
Energy requirement in humans

Sex Age Avg. Energy Needs


(kcal)
Men 23–50 upto 2900
Women 23–50 upto 2200
Pregnant - +300
Lactating - +500
Vegetarians and nutrient intake

 Lower intake of iron, calcium and vitamin D


 Long-term vegans may develop megaloblastic
anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
 Most consume enough protein
 Lower in total dietary fat
Vegetarians and chronic disease

 Lower Body Mass Index (BMI)


 Lower death rate from ischemic heart disease
 Lower blood pressure
 Lower cancer rates compared to non-vegetarians
Basic energy expenditure depends on:

Resting metabolic rate (RMR)


 Energy expense at rest

 Required for normal body function

 Depends on age, sex, growth, body


surface area, fever, fasting, stress
 Men: 1800 kcal

 Women: 1300 kcal


Basic energy expenditure depends on:
Physical activity
 Sedentary person: 30-50% above RMR

 Active person: 100%+ above RMR

Thermic effect of food


 Heat produced by the body due to
food digestion and absorption
 5-10% of total energy expenditure
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
 A type of exogenous nutrition in which terminally-ill
patients are provided with all essential nutrients
intravenously or through tube feeding
 TPN is particularly indicated in severe inflammatory
bowel disease, coma, cachexia, prolonged ileus and
extensive burns
 Nutrients are pumped into a large central vein to allow
rapid dilution of the solution (3 L / 24 hr)
 Tube feeding is only provided to patients whose GI tract
is intact and supports this type of nutrition
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
 Standard composition of TPN feed (24 hr requirement)
 Energy content: 2000 kcal
 Nitrogen: 12–14 g
 Fat: 900 kcal
 Glucose: 1000 kcal
 Electrolytes, trace elements, vitamins: present
 Volume: 3 liters
 Individual nutritional requirements of patients may vary
 Continuous biochemical, hematological and
immunological monitoring of patient on TPN is required

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