HUMNNTR 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Environmental Impact Assessment
6 Sep 2016
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Finding out how nutritionally fit you are, a nutritional assessment to be conducted. Biochemical functions related to a nutrient"s function. Concentrations of nutrient by-products or enzyme activities in blood or urine: clinical assessment. General appearance of skin, eyes, and tongue; evidence of rapid hair loss; sense of touch; ability to cough, walk: dietary assessment. Estimation of typical food choices relying on the recounting of one"s usual intake or record of previous days" intake: environmental assessment. Living conditions, education level, ability to purchase, transport, and cook food. Rda (recommended dietary allowances) meets almost 98% of the population"s need for a nutrient. Ai (adequate intake) essential but not enough scientific data to be an rda. Daily value food label value of 2000 calories. Estimated energy requirement estimates energy (kcal) intake needed to match the energy use of an average person in a specific life stage. Eer needs to be specific, taking into account age, gender, height, weight, and physical activity.
