Exam 14: Life Cycle Nutrition

Pregnant women who are vegans are at higher risk for certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Identify the vitamins and minerals of concern and provide recommendations for how these vitamins and minerals could be obtained through food.

Why are older adults considered “at risk” for developing many nutrition-related health problems?

Within a few days after birth, infants lose what percentage of their body weight?

How much does an infant’s weight change between birth and 4 to 6 months?

What is the RDA for carbohydrate during pregnancy so as to provide adequate amounts of glucose for both the mother and the fetus?

What process occurs when body size increases as a result of an increase in the number and/or size of cells?

What hormone stimulates the secretory cells in the mammary gland to synthesize milk?

Older adults are at _____ risk for developing nutrition-related problems.

Why is fat, particularly essential fatty acids, such as an important part of the diet during pregnancy?

Why is fluoride an important part of an infant’s diet, and what are the current recommendations regarding need for supplementation?

After the age of 19, total energy expenditure decreases _____ kcal per year for women.

What are the two most important predictors of infant health listed here?

How can a new mom be sure that the baby is getting enough if she is breastfeeding only?

A baby was born at 38 weeks of gestation, weighing 4250 grams (>95th percentile). The baby was:

Which phytochemical is structurally similar to estrogen?

How much weight should underweight women gain during pregnancy?

It is recommended that children between the ages of 2 and 8 years consume 2 cups of low-fat milk or equivalent milk products each day.

What percentage of the kcalories in human milk come from lipids?

Prolactin is the first secretion from the breasts after birth that provides nourishment and immunological protection to newborns.

Which of the following does not occur during pregnancy?