Nutrition Chapter 14 assignment

Dana is pregnant and she is dining at a restaurant with her husband. She has been reading about foodborne illness risk during pregnancy and knows which foods to avoid. Which meal choice is the best for her as it is the least likely to cause foodborne illness?

Medium-well steak with mashed potatoes and sautéed squash

Oxygocin

a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates milk release from the breast

Prolactin

a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the synthesis of milk

In general, a longer gestational period

decreased the likelihood of medical problems for the infant

The current level of folic acid fortification of grain products leads to an intake of about 100 extra micrograms of folic acid per day. Why doesn't the fortification program mandate higher levels of folic acid to more effectively meet requirements?

excessive folic acid can mask a vitamin B-12 deficiency

At what point in pregnancy is the neural tube formed?

first trimester

During which trimester is the fetus at greatest risk of malformations?

first trimester

Dana is 33 years old and pregnant for the first time. She is concerned that she might be too old to have a healthy pregnancy. Her obstetrician informed Dana that the ideal age range for pregnancy is

20-35 years old

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all infants, including those who are exclusively breastfed, should be given ______ of supplemental vitamin D per day until inhale from food sources reaches this amount

400 IU

Dana is intending to breastfeed her baby after he is born. She has read that human breast milk differs significantly from cows milk and that cows milk should not be introduced until the baby is at least one yess old. How does human breast milk differ from cows milk?

Cow's milk is too high minerals, too high in protein, and too low in carbohydrates for human infants

Dana is pregnant for the first time and she is reading a book about healthy pregnancies. The book says that the goal of pregnancy is to achieve optimal health for both the baby and the mother. Two widely accepted criteria for a healthy pregnancy are

gestational period longer than 37 weeks and birth weight greater than 5.5 pounds.

Dana and her husband are on vacation at a resort that features a variety of outdoor activities. Because she is pregnant, Dana is cautious about what types of exercise she engages in. All of the following are appropriate exercises for pregnancy EXCEPT

scuba diving

Examples of neural tube defects include

spina bifida

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that babies should be exclusive breastfed for

the first 6 months of life

During which trimester does the fetus gain the most weight?

third trimester