Question

Question 17 (5 points)

Which of the following organizations established recommended dietary allowances
of nutrients, classified for convenience into food groups and caloric content, for the
average healthy person?
OA)
Food and Nutritional Board of the National Academy of Sciences-National
Research Council
OB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
OC) U.S. Department of Agriculture
D) National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

A) Food and Nutritional Board of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council.

The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council established the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) in 1943. The RDAs provide guidance on the amount of nutrients that are needed daily by the average healthy person to maintain good health. The RDAs are periodically reviewed and revised to reflect the latest scientific knowledge on nutrition. Today, the FNB is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and continues to provide guidance on nutrition and dietary intake