Nutrition Ch. 16 Review
1600 kcal per day is recommended for
a six year old
Low or reduced fat milk should not be given until
after one year of age
Dietary recommendations for children include
ages 4 to 18 should consume at least 25% fat energy, children one to two years of age should consume reduced fat milk and need an amount of fat to support their growth that is much higher than 25% fat energy
Children who eat nutritious breakfast
are absent from school less often then their friends who do not.
Growth characteristics of overweight children include
beginning puberty early, developing greater bone and muscle mass in response to carrying the extra weight, and growing taller than their normal weight peers at first but then stop growing at a shorter height
Breast fed infants
digest breast milk faster then formula fed infants, therefore they need to eat more often
A normal infant's birth weight
doubles after one year
Alpha-lactulbumin
is the chief protein in human breast milk
Food allergy
is when a child develops antibodies to a certain food
If a child is reluctant to try a new food
it is best to quietly remove it and present it again at another time
750 kcal equals
five cans of soft drinks
Five months represents a good age to
introduce solid foods to infants
Anaphylactic shock
is a life threatening whole body allergic reaction
Peanuts are responsible for the most
life threatening allergic reactions in people
Iron is the
most prevalent nutrient deficiency among US and Canadian children
Colostrum is a milk like substance secreted
right after delivery
Breast milk as the sole of nutrition up to first six months in healthy infants is satisfactory for
sodium, iron, folate, zinc, and Vitamin A.
35 to 45 pounds is the approximate weight gain during
the adolescent growth spurt
The infant's brain uses more than half of
the day's total energy intake
Teenage boys consume
the most soft drinks each day at school
4 standard colas a day provide enough caffeine
to alter behavior
It is strongly recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Pediatric Society
to breast feed until infants are full term
Seven meals each week are eaten outside the home
by adolescents
Children usually select foods
high in sugar when given the opportunity
Soy
is a type of formula available for infants with milk allergy