Nutrition course, 5000 points if you answer this all right 1. 1) Using the follo
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Nutrition course, 5000 points if you answer this all right
1. 1) Using the following website for reference, complete the analysis described below
Dietary Reference Intakes
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/reference/index-eng.php
a. a. List the amounts of vitamins and minerals in your supplement and compare these with their Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values for a person of your age and gender.
b. b. List any vitamins or minerals that are at levels equal to their DRI or greater than their DRI.
c. c. Consider this statement: “People should be just as cautious about using megadoses of vitamins/minerals as they are when taking medications”. Would you recommend caution when using the supplement you have chosen to study? Why or why not?
2) Locate the ingredients list for this supplement.
a. Name all the ingredients in the product. Define and/or find common names for any unusual ingredients.
b. Which of these ingredients do you believe are unnecessary nutrients or non-nutrients? Explain why.
c. Why do you think these have been included with the supplement?
3) Consider some of the claims on the supplement label. Look for terms such as "natural," "organic," "chelated," "no sugar," "stress" and so on.
a. List any terms found and explain why you think the manufacturer used them on the label.
. b. To whom would such terms appeal? Why?
. c. Explain how you would verify the reliability of the claims on the supplement label.
Explanation / Answer
EAR: Estimated Average Requirements; RDA: Recommended Dietary Allowances; AI: Adequate Intake; UL: Tolerable upper intake levels.
Nutrient EAR RDA/AI UL Unit Top Sources in Common Measures, USDA Vitamin A 625 900 3000 µg turkey and chicken giblets, liver, carrots, pumpkin, sweet potato Vitamin C 75 90 2000 mg guavas, oranges, grapefruits, frozen peaches, [i]bell peppers Vitamin D[8] 10 15 100 µg fortified cereals, mushrooms, yeast, sockeye salmon, swordfish, rainbow trout, sardines, cod liver oil (also fortified foods and beverages) Vitamin K NE 120 ND µg kale, collards, spinach, yellow split peas, white beans, green peas, brussel sprouts, prunes, asparagus Vitamin B6 1.1 1.3 100 mg fortified cereals, chickpeas, sockeye salmon -tocopherol (Vitamin E) 12 15 1000 mg fortified cereals, tomato paste, sunflower seeds Biotin (B7) NE 30 ND µg whole grains, almonds, peanuts, beef liver, egg yolk, salmon[9] Calcium[8] 800 1000 2500 mg fortified cereals, collards, almonds, condensed cow's milk, cheese, figs Chloride NE 2300 3600 mg table salt Chromium NE 35 ND µg broccoli, turkey ham, tuna, grape juice[10] Choline NE 550 3500 mg egg yolk, meats, lecithin, beef liver, condensed milk, quinoa, salmon, cod Copper 700 900 10000 µg sunflower seeds, oysters, lobster, cashews, dark chocolate, pearled barley Cyanocobalamin (B12) 2.0 2.4 ND µg fortified cereals, turkey, clams, beef, egg yolk, sardines, tuna fish, mackerel Fluoride NE 4 10 mg public drinking water, where fluoridation is performed or natural fluorides are present Folate (B9) 320 400 1000 µg leafy greens, enriched white rice, fortified cereals, enriched cornmeal Iodine 95 150 1100 µg iodized salt, kelp, cod Iron 6 8 45 mg fortified cereals, turkey, walnuts, dark chocolate, spinach Magnesium 330 400 350[ii] mg buckwheat flour, rolled oats, spinach, almonds, dark chocolate, bulgur, quinoa Manganese NE 2.3 11 mg oat bran, whole grain wheat flour, bulgur, rolled oats, brown rice, parboiled rice, dark chocolate Molybdenum 34 45 2000 µg legumes, grain products, green peas, nuts and seeds[12] Niacin (B3) 12 16 35 mg fortified cereals, yellowfin tuna, sockeye salmon, chicken meat Pantothenic acid (B5) NE 5 ND mg fortified cereals, beef liver, shiitake mushrooms Phosphorus 580 700 4000 mg cornmeal, condensed milk, wheat flour, rolled oats, brown rice, bulgur, milk, meats Potassium NE 4700 ND mg potatoes, bananas, tomato paste, tomatoes, orange juice, beet greens, quinoa, rolled oats, bulgur, beans, peas, cashews, pistachio nuts Riboflavin (B2) 1.1 1.3 ND mg almonds, sesame seeds, spaghetti, beef liver, turkey Selenium 45 55 400 µg Brazil nuts, rockfish, yellowfin tuna, beef, sardines, salmon, egg yolk, pearled barley, mackerel Sodium NE 1500 2300 mg onion soup mix, miso, table salt, egg whites Thiamin (B1) 1.0 1.2 ND mg fortified cereals, enriched wheat flour, breadcrumbs Zinc 9.4 11 40 mg nuts, oysters, fortified cereals, beef, baked beans, oatmealRelated Questions
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