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2. Table of food nutrients - Wikipedia

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   The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) sources. Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1] As foods vary by brands and stores, the figures ...

3. Food pyramid (nutrition) - Wikipedia

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   Food pyramid (nutrition) Appearance. The USDA 's original food pyramid, from 1992 to 2005 [ 1 ] A food pyramid is a representation of the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups. [ 2 ] The first pyramid was published in Sweden in 1974. [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] The 1992 pyramid introduced by the United States ...

4. Nutrition facts label - Wikipedia

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   A sample nutrition facts label, with instructions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [1] Nutrition facts placement for two Indonesian cartons of milk The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations [which?]) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get ...

5. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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   Human nutrition. Human nutrition deals with the provision of essential nutrients in food that are necessary to support human life and good health. [1] Poor nutrition is a chronic problem often linked to poverty, food security, or a poor understanding of nutritional requirements. [2]

6. Reference Daily Intake - Wikipedia

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   In the U.S. and Canada, the Reference Daily Intake(RDI) is used in nutrition labelingon food and dietary supplement products to indicate the daily intake level of a nutrientthat is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirementsof 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographicin the United States. While developed for the US ...

7. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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   Dietary Reference Intake. The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) [a] of the National Academies (United States). [1] It was introduced in 1997 in order to broaden the existing guidelines known as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA s, see below).

8. Healthy eating pyramid - Wikipedia

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   In general terms, the healthy eating pyramid recommends the following intake of different food groups each day, although exact amounts of calorie intake depends on sex, age, and lifestyle: At most meals, whole grain foods including oatmeal, whole-wheat bread, and brown rice; 1 piece or 4 ounces (110 g). Vegetables, in abundance 3 or more each ...

9. Nutrition - Wikipedia

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   Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain the required amount of nutrients causes malnutrition.