Chapter 17: Infants, Children, and Adolescents

1 to 3 years

A toddler is a child between the ages of ________ .

930

A toddler who weighs 25 pounds needs to consume about ________ kcal per day.

True

Adding fluoridated water to powdered or concentrated infant formula may result in dental fluorosis.

False

Adolescent females usually attain their adult height later than adolescent males.

a small unpeeled apple that has been cut into wedges

Anna would like to offer a high-fiber,nutrient-dense snack to her healthy 4-year-old son.Based on this information,she should serve ________ .

True

As a result of the National School Lunch Program,public and nonprofit private schools can can provide nutritionally balanced,low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.

low iron

A major nutrition-related concern of adolescent females is ________ intake.

low calcium

A major nutrition-related concern of adolescents is ________ intake.

false

From ages 1 to 2 years, a healthy child gains about 12 pounds.

True

In an effort to prevent childhood obesity,the Institute of Medicine recommends that children's exposure to TV and other forms of digital media should be limited to 2 hours per week.

cretinism

In the United States,as many as 10% of children have ________ .

1 in 5

In the United States,nearly ________ children between the ages of 2 and 19 years are obese

sodium

In the United States,the diets of many school-age children supply too much ________ .

True

Infant formula tends to have slightly more protein than is provided in breast milk.

whose mothers are obese

Infants ________ have a higher risk of obesity during childhood.

lose the extrusion reflex

Infants are physically ready to start eating solid foods when they ________ .

False

Infants fed infant formula are more likely than breastfed infants to develop iron deficiency between 6 and 12 months of age.

False

Infants younger than 6 months old with diarrhea should be given pear or apple juice because the sugars in these juices will reduce diarrhea,gas,and abdominal pain.

healthy for his age

Mario is a 7-year-old boy whose BMI-for-age is in the 75th percentile.According to this information,Mario's weight is ________ .

can sit up with some back support

Most infants are physically ready to start eating solid foods when they ________

8-10

Most infants begin to drink from a cup around the ages of ________ months.

False

Obese girls tend to enter puberty later than their nonobese peers.

classified as overweight

Shakena is a 7-year-old girl whose BMI-for-age is in the 86th percentile.According to this information,Shakena's weight is ________ .

suck

The ________ reflex enables an infant to draw milk and swallow when a nipple is put into its mouth.

Viewing television advertisements for sugar-sweetened soft drinks

Which of the following factors has a negative effect on a school-age child's diet?

Type 1 diabetes

Which of the following is NOT a health problem associated with childhood obesity?

Ability to sleep through the night

Which of the following is NOT a physiological milestone that indicates an infant is ready to eat solid foods?

Inheriting genes that "program" for obesity

Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor associated with childhood obesity?

Rooting reflex

Which of the following reflexes causes an infant to turn its head and open its mouth as the baby's cheek is stroked?

(Obese children are more likely to have high blood glucose levels than children who have healthy body weights.)

Which of the following statements is true?

A child's appetite typically increases as his or her growth rate slows.

Which of the following statements is true?

A healthy girl's skeletal growth is almost complete about 2 years after she begins menstruating.

Which of the following statements is true?

Caregivers should not give popcorn, grapes, and cut-up raw vegetables to infants.

Which of the following statements is true?

Limiting consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages

Which of the following strategies is least likely to reduce the incidence of dental caries in toddlers and preschoolers?

Antibodies

Which of the following substances is in breast milk,but not in infant formulas?

2.5-3

Body length increases by ________ inches per year in preschool-age children.

soft drinks

Caregivers should not feed ________ to infants.

True

Compared to formula-fed infants,babies who are exclusively breastfed for their first 6 months of life are less likely to be obese when they are preschool-age.

cholesterol

Compared to infant formulas, human milk is a rich source of ________ .

more foods away from home

Compared to preschoolers, older children tend to eat ________ .

more sugar-sweetened beverages

Compared to preschoolers,older children tend to eat ________ .

True

During the adolescent growth spurt, bones grow faster as a result of estrogen secretion in females and testosterone secretion in males.