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