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