Exam 12: Children and Adolescents: Nutrition Issues,Services,and Programs

The _____ requires that every school district that participates in the NSLP have a board-approved school wellness policy in place.

Children with special health care needs are at increased nutritional risk due to potential feeding problems,drug/nutrient interactions,and decreased mobility.

Iron deficiency is only common in the United States.

Define competitive foods.What is the impact of the sale of these foods during lunch times?

What is an "open site" as defined in the Summer Food Service Program for Children?

Briefly state the main impetus for the initiation of the National School Lunch Program.

Extreme weight-loss behaviors,such as vomiting,using laxatives,or taking diet pills,are a potential cause of undernutrition in adolescent girls.

The nutritional guidelines set forth for the School Breakfast Program are the same as those for the National School Lunch Program.

Which of the following children is most likely to be iron deficient?

Childhood obesity is associated with

Discuss why undernutrition is a problem for some adolescent females in the United States.

Nearly half of family food expenditures are spent on food and beverages outside the home.

Use the following case scenario to answer short answer items. As a part of your local community's school Wellness Policy, you have been asked to examine the School Breakfast Program. -Describe one marketing strategy you would undertake to enhance program participation.

The Healthy Eating Index is used as an indicator of diet quality as it provides an overall picture of the variety and quantity of foods people choose to eat.

Iron-deficiency anemia is associated with all of the following except

BMI changes with age and gender,so as children get older,BMI decreases.

Which of the following is credited with the substantial decline in dental caries in children?

Positive findings of research on the impact of school meals in the 1990s included all of the following except

Which of these statements regarding the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children is inaccurate?

More students participate in the School Breakfast Program than the National School Lunch Program.