6/25 - Nutrition in Special Populations II OB/Gyn

Question 1

How great is Vitamin D in the elderly for preventing falls?

Answer 1

Pretty great.

Question 2

How much water does a pregnant woman needs

Answer 2

As much as she wants.

But 3L daily

Question 3

Folic Acid intake for pregnant women and effects of deficiency

Answer 3

Folic acid – 600 mcg daily prior to and during
pregnancy

◦ 1 mg for twins

◦ Deficiency can cause neural tube problems, cleft lip and
palate

◦ Increased amounts if prior neural tube defect – 4 mg daily

Question 4

Fish for the pregnant women?

Answer 4

 Methymercury is harmful to the fetal neurodevelopment with mild intellectual, motor, and psychosocial development

 No shark, swordfish, king mackerel or
tilefish

 Up to 12 oz of tuna, salmon, pollock,
catfish, shrimp

 Mainly cooked

Question 5

Raw meat in pregnant women?

Answer 5

 Uncooked foods can
carry Toxoplasmosis,
Listeria, and Brucellosis

 Usually in
unpasteurized cheeses,
soft cheeses, deli meats,
hot dogs, smoked
seafoods, and pates