Week 2 - Warm-Up

A nutrition education tool used to help folks consume a nutrient-dense eating pattern is called:

• MyFork

• The Food Pyramid

• MyPlate

• MyTable

• Weight Watchers

Answer explanation

Tool to help the public visualize and implement the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; half plate fruits and vegetables, quarter protein, quarter grains + some dairy.

A set of five nutrient-based reference values used to plan and evaluate diets (typically on population-level) is called:

• Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

• Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

• Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)

• Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (CDRR)

• Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)

Answer explanation

Dietary reference intakes (DRIs) are nutrient-based reference values used in planning and evaluation, typically at the population-levelRDA, EAR, AI, UL, CDRR fall under the DRIs.

Living far away from the grocery store is an example of a (a)   determinant of health, which is an environmental factor ​outside of our control also impact our health and well-being.

"Reduced fat sour cream" is an example of what kind of FDA-allowed claim?

• Health claim

• Nutrient-dense claim

• Structure claim

• Nutrient content claim

• Functional claim

Answer explanation

Nutrient content claims include claims about nutrients in foods, including free, low, very low, reduced, light, good source, excellent source, lean, extra lean

True or False: Safety and effectiveness are proven for dietary supplements.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Dietary supplement regulations are lax compared to conventional drugs.