Adolescent Eating Patterns

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What happens to the variety of food preferences?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What becomes more prevalent at this time?

Answer 3

snacking

Question 4

What percentage of nutritional intake does snacking account for?

Answer 4

30

Question 5

What should be done about snacking?

Answer 5

not discouraged but encourage appropriate snack choices

Question 6

What is the time of snacking in decreasing order?

Answer 6

evening–>afternoon–>morning

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Who has more nutritious snack items? Males or females?

Answer 8

males

Question 9

What is the most popular type of snack?

Answer 9

high valor, high sugar

Question 10

What happens to meals when you increase snacking?

Answer 10

they become more irregular

Question 11

What is common in late adolescence?

Answer 11

meal skipping and irregular meal pattersn

Question 12

What kinds of things are included in irregular meal patterns?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Who skips more meals, older teens or younger teens?

Answer 13

older

Question 14

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

Answer 14

25

Question 15

What is the decreasing order of meals skipped

Answer 15

breakfast–>lunch–>dinner

Question 16

Who skips more meals…males or females?

Answer 16

females

Question 17

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

Answer 17

milk and bread

Question 18

Who excludes more food groups? males or females?

Answer 18

females

Question 19

What types of things influence food patterns?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

How might family environment impact food practices?

Answer 20

parents may be too rigid

Question 21

What promotes better food habits?

Answer 21

eating with family under relaxed, loving conditions

Question 22

How can media improve its influence on eating habits?

Answer 22

RDs need to get more involved

Question 23

Why might snacking be increase?

Answer 23

lack of time to eat a proper meal

Question 24

When does the lack of supervision become especially important?

Answer 24

when they start to drive

Question 25

What has to do with the familiarity of food?

Answer 25

taste, smell, appearance, temperature of food

Question 26

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

Answer 26

hunger, appeal of food, time, convenience

Question 27

What factors are considered secondary importance when making food choices?

Answer 27

availability, parent influence, perceived benefits, situation

Question 28

What are other nutritional concerns during adolescence?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What promotes dental caries?

Answer 29

exposure to sticky high-carbohydrate foods

Question 30

What percentage of dental caries occur during teen years?

Answer 30

80

Question 31

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

Answer 31

frequency, consistency, timing

Question 32

Why is snacking before bed without brushing teeth harmful?

Answer 32

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

Question 33

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

Answer 33

gingivitis

Question 34

What may gingivitis be related to?

Answer 34

low intakes of vitamin C and perhaps vitamin A

Question 35

What do many teens think is linked to acne?

Answer 35

diet

Question 36

Hormone production interacts with __________ which causes acne

Answer 36

sebaceous glands

Question 37

What is the most common nutritional deficiency disease among adolescents?

Answer 37

iron deficiency (anemia)

Question 38

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

Answer 38

males and females

Question 39

when does anemia increase in girls?

Answer 39

after 15 years of age

Question 40

When does anemia peak in boys?

Answer 40

13

Question 41

What is iron deficiency linked to?

Answer 41

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

Question 42

What is an increasing concern in adolescence?

Answer 42

increased lipid/blood pressure

Question 43

When does the onset of CVD begin?

Answer 43

adolescent years

Question 44

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

Answer 44

190 mg/dl

Question 45

what increases in teens with increased body fat?

Answer 45

progression of atherosclerotic plaques