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Essay / Recommended Dietary Allowance - 2521
Recommended Dietary AllowanceLab: Comparing a person's Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for energy and nutrients to their actual nutrient intakeKey question: Does my diet meet the intake? Recommended dietary intake (RDA) in energy and nutrients considered adequate to meet my needs (maintain weight) under environmental stress? Hypothesis: If I keep track of the food I consume for 5 days, I will find that my diet does not meet my RDA for energy and nutrients considered adequate to maintain my needs under environmental stresses. a busy teenager, my meals are often on the go. Since my daily activities, such as volunteering, prevent me from getting home on time for dinner, I often have to rely on fast food for my meal. Additionally, annual morning classes rarely allow me to have a proper breakfast, which results in buying my breakfast from the school cafeteria. Also, when I go out with my friends, we don't choose the healthiest foods. All of these factors tell me that my diet is inadequate to meet my needs under environmental stress. Variables: Independent variable: the food consumed Dependent variable: the nutritional value of the food consumed in relation to the RDA Controlled variables: same reference for the nutritional values of the foods used for consistency of information Materials: * Internet * Nutrition booklet to Calculator ------------Procedure:1. Determine your total calories per day (kcal/day) based on your nutritional profile at the following website: http:www.cyberdiet.com/profile/profile.html2. Convert this total to kJ of total energy per day (using the ratio 1kcal = 4.2 kJ)3.a. Use a calculator for this and subsequent calculations4. Calculate your total energy in kJ of protein per day using the fact that a person needs approximately 10% protein in an ideal balance.