Assignment task: Nutrients Report - Lipids (Chapter 6)
1. List the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) and the Daily Values (DV) for intake of total fats, saturated fat and cholesterol. What assumption is required for the DV?
2. Look at your recommendations report. What is the DRI for total, saturated, unsaturated, and trans fats? How does your 24-hr intake compare? What percent of your calories came from fats?
3. What is the health risks associated with high saturated fat intake?
4. What foods in your daily intake contributed most to your saturated fat intakes?
5. How does your consumption of omega-3 and omega-6 acids compare to recommendations?
6. What types of foods could you include in your diet to increase your intake of omega-3 and -6 acids?
7. What risks are associated with some of these food sources? (Hint: view this website and view page 176 in your textbook.)
8. The report gives an estimate of the number of milligrams of cholesterol in your daily intake. How does your intake compare with the recommendations?
9. What risks are associated with high cholesterol intake?
10. What foods contributed most to your intake of cholesterol?