Author Question: As we reviewed the Healthy People 2020 website, we noted that the number of Americans with ... (Read 15 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Aug 21, 2018

As we reviewed the Healthy People 2020 website, we noted that the number of Americans with hypertension (HTN) is unacceptably high at approximately 30. Where did this data come from?

a. Dietary Guidelines
b. NHANES
c. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
d. MyPlate

Question 2

(Multiple answers) Choose ALL of the following that are defining characteristics of essential nutrients:

a. an essential nutrient has a specific biological function.
b. replacing omitted essential nutrients restores normal biological function.
c. omission leads to a decline in body function.
d. essential nutrients can only be made by the body.