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HOW TO CHECK YOUR INTAKE OF A PARTICULAR NUTRIENT
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| 1. Identify foods that are good sources of the nutrient from the Food Charts in this book. | 2. Keep a record of how often you eat these foods over one week and how much of them you eat. | |||
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| 3. Calculate the total amount of that nutrient eaten in one week and divide by 7 for the average daily intake. | 4. Compare your average daily intake with the recommended daily intake or the safe and adequate intake. | |||
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| 5. If your intake is way below what is recommended, find, from the charts, foods that are high in that nutrient and increase them in your diet. |
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Food Facts |  |
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| - | Our nutrient needs | ||
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| - | How our nutrient needs are assessed | ||
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| - | Recommended dietary intakes | ||
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| 5. | How the human diet has changed | ||
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| 6. | Our nutrient needs change with age | ||
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| 7. | Recommended dietary intakes for different groups | ||
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| 8. | Recommended daily dietary intakes in some developed countries | ||
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| 9. | Estimated safe and adequate range of daily dietary intakes | ||
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How to check your intake of a particular nutrient | ||
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