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Basic Tools in Nutrition

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FOOD &

NUTRITION
BTLED-HE 316
PASTE ME WHERE
I BELONG
BASIC TOOLS IN
NUTRITION
 Basic Food Guides
• Food Pyramids
• Dietary Guides
 Food Exchange Lists
 Nutrition Labels
 Food Composition
Tables
 Philippine Dietary
Recommendation
WHAT IS FOOD
PYRAMID?
THE THREE MAIN FOOD
GROUPS

1)Body-building foods: foods


that supply good quality proteins,
some vitamins and minerals.
2)Regulating foods: composed
of fruits and vegetables that
provide vitamins and minerals,
particularly ascorbic acid and pro
vitamin A.
3)Energy foods: mostly of rice
and other cereals, starches,
FOOD EXCHANGE LIST (FEL)

is a user friendly tool which was


developed to help individuals to aid
healthy eating habits and follow a
specific diet plan.
NUTRITION LABEL

A Nutrition Facts label lists the


nutritional content, the serving
size, and the calories for a
recommended serving of a
food product.
How to Understand and Use the Nutrition
Facts Label?

1. Serving Information
2. Calories
3. Nutrients
4. The Percent Daily Value (%DV)
FOOD COMPOSITION TABLES
Food Composition Databases (FCDB), also
referred to as Food Composition Tables
(FCT), are data that provide the
nutritional content of foods. FCDBs are a
required input in order to convert foods
from food consumption data to nutrient
intakes.
PHILIPPINE DIETARY RECOMMENDATION
INTAKE

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) —a


set of recommendations developed by
the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine to describe
the amounts of specific nutrients and
energy that people should consume in
order to stay healthy.
The DRI standards can be divided into two main categories:

1. Recommendations for energy intake

- A regular supply of dietary energy is


essential for life and is required to fuel many
different body processes. These include keeping
the heart beating and organs functioning,
maintenance of body temperature, muscle
contraction and growth.
Two types of recommendation

• Estimated Energy Requirement (EER).


- an estimate of how many calories a person
needs to consume, on average, each day to stay
healthy, based on their age, sex, height, weight, and
physical activity level.

• Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges


(AMDR).
- is the calculated range of how much energy
from carbohydrate, fat, and protein is recommended
for a healthy diet.
The DRI standards can be divided into two main categories:

2. Recommendations for
nutrient intake

-How much of each nutrient


should be consumed, and how much is
excessive?
Four different types of recommendation
• Estimated Average Requirements (EAR)
- is the amount of a nutrient that meets the
requirements of 50 percent of people within a group of the
same life stage and sex.

• Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)


- value can be mathematically determined. While
the EAR is set at a point that meets the needs of half the
population, RDA values are set to meet the needs of the
vast majority (97 to 98 percent) of the target healthy
population.
• Adequate Intakes (AI)
- is based on observing healthy people
and seeing how much of the nutrient in question
they are consuming.

• Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL)


- is helpful. ULs indicate the highest level
of continuous intake of a particular nutrient that
may be taken without causing health problems.
The DRIs are also used by professionals,
government agencies, and the food industry. Here
are some examples of their applications:
• Health professionals.
• Development of dietary guidelines
• Nutrition labeling
• Assistance programs.
• Nutrition monitoring research.
• Military
• Food and supplement industries

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