FNN 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homeostasis, Overconsumption, Dietary Reference Intake

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Nutrition and Food
• Course: FNN 100
• Professor: Jessica Wegener

Document Summary

*actually impossible to determine your actual requirement for each nutrient. Intended to guide health professionals in making food selections that help them meet their individual nutritional requirements and reduce their risk of chronic disease. Provide guidance for individuals & populations. Consider non- nutrient food components that play a role in maintaining health. Recommendation - a level of nutrient intake that meets the requirements of most individuals within a specific age and gender group. Requirement- the lowest level of continual intake of a nutrient required to meet the needs of an individual. Sets of recommendations concerning the intake of foods, food groups and/or specific nutrients. Intended to guide health professionals in making food selections that help them meet their individual nutritional requirements and reduce their. Rda was the american version of canada"s rnis (also 2 standard deviations above the mean; values differed from rni values)