1. What are the 8 factors that influence food? Of the 8, which do you feel is the most dominant and why? Which do you feel has the least precedence on influencing food and why?
2. What are the 4 characteristics of a nutritous diet? Do you currently have all 4? If not, which do you have and which do you need to change?
3. Explain the differences in EAR, RDA, AI, and UL.
4. What is the process of digestion, absorption, and metabolism. Why is it so important to understand the processes of each?