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Adolescent Eating Patterns Flashcards

1
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What are things that have to be dealt with when counseling adolescents?

A

strong food preferences, increased snacking, irregular meals, exclusion of certain foods

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What happens to the variety of food preferences?

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decreases (9/10 didn’t eat green or orange vegetables), 5/10 did not eat fruit on a daily basis

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3
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What becomes more prevalent at this time?

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snacking

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4
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What percentage of nutritional intake does snacking account for?

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30

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5
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What should be done about snacking?

A

not discouraged but encourage appropriate snack choices

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6
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What is the time of snacking in decreasing order?

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evening–>afternoon–>morning

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7
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What is the most common snack item for men? Women?

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soft drinks for both then milk for men and baked products for women

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8
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Who has more nutritious snack items? Males or females?

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males

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9
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What is the most popular type of snack?

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high valor, high sugar

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10
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What happens to meals when you increase snacking?

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they become more irregular

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11
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What is common in late adolescence?

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meal skipping and irregular meal pattersn

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12
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What kinds of things are included in irregular meal patterns?

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weird items (pizza for breakfast) time (eating at odd times)

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13
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Who skips more meals, older teens or younger teens?

A

older

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14
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What percentage of students miss at least one meal/day?

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25

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15
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What is the decreasing order of meals skipped

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breakfast–>lunch–>dinner

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16
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Who skips more meals…males or females?

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females

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17
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What is the most common food group excluded from the diet?

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milk and bread

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18
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Who excludes more food groups? males or females?

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females

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19
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What types of things influence food patterns?

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family environment, media, peers, time, supervision, body image, hunger, appeal of food

20
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How might family environment impact food practices?

A

parents may be too rigid

21
Q

What promotes better food habits?

A

eating with family under relaxed, loving conditions

22
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How can media improve its influence on eating habits?

A

RDs need to get more involved

23
Q

Why might snacking be increase?

A

lack of time to eat a proper meal

24
Q

When does the lack of supervision become especially important?

A

when they start to drive

25
Q

What has to do with the familiarity of food?

A

taste, smell, appearance, temperature of food

26
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What factors are the most important in terms of influencing food choices?

A

hunger, appeal of food, time, convenience

27
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What factors are considered secondary importance when making food choices?

A

availability, parent influence, perceived benefits, situation

28
Q

What are other nutritional concerns during adolescence?

A

dental caries and gum disease, acne, anemia, increased blood lipids

29
Q

What promotes dental caries?

A

exposure to sticky high-carbohydrate foods

30
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What percentage of dental caries occur during teen years?

A

80

31
Q

The amount of sugar is not as important as these three things

A

frequency, consistency, timing

32
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Why is snacking before bed without brushing teeth harmful?

A

saliva is decreased durings leep–causes breakdown of enamel because the product of bacteria is acid that breaks down carbs

33
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What is another name for gum disease which is common during teen years?

A

gingivitis

34
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What may gingivitis be related to?

A

low intakes of vitamin C and perhaps vitamin A

35
Q

What do many teens think is linked to acne?

A

diet

36
Q

Hormone production interacts with __________ which causes acne

A

sebaceous glands

37
Q

What is the most common nutritional deficiency disease among adolescents?

A

iron deficiency (anemia)

38
Q

Who is more susceptible to iron deficiency from ages 13-19?

A

males and females

39
Q

when does anemia increase in girls?

A

after 15 years of age

40
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When does anemia peak in boys?

A

13

41
Q

What is iron deficiency linked to?

A

fatigue, weakness, glossitis, practice of pica, psychomotor complaints

42
Q

What is an increasing concern in adolescence?

A

increased lipid/blood pressure

43
Q

When does the onset of CVD begin?

A

adolescent years

44
Q

You don’t want cholesterol to be above ___ in this group

A

190 mg/dl

45
Q

what increases in teens with increased body fat?

A

progression of atherosclerotic plaques

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