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

What improvements would you recommend to enhance the ability of the National School Lunch Program to meet the nutritional needs of its participants?

Nearly 60 percent of overweight children have been shown to have at least one cardiovascular risk factor.

Which of the following statements best describes,in general,the nutritional health status of U.S.children?

As children grown into teens,their diets improve.

The final review for the Healthy People 2010 initiative shows an overall trend for the worse in the data on the weight status of children.

Physiologically,how do overweight and obesity affect the growth and maturation of children?

Based on HEI data,dietary quality _____ from childhood to adolescence.

Which of the following was implemented first?

Describe the components of an interdisciplinary assessment of children with special health care needs.

The incidence of iron-deficiency anemia is _____ in the U.S.

Improving child nutrition is the focal point of the Healthy,Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

HEI scores could be increased if children consumed more

What are some factors that contribute to overweight and obesity in children?

List the food requirements a school breakfast must meet in order to be reimbursable by the federal government.

What are three suggestions for building a more healthful school environment?

Adolescent males and females have the same need for iron.

The average number of daily servings of fruit and vegetables consumed by children still falls short of the recommendations.

Children typically gain _____ pounds per year between the age of 1 and adolescence.

The most common chronic disease of children aged 5 to 17 years is

Despite advances in clinical and preventive medicine,children and adolescents in the U.S.have significant nutritional concerns.