Ch10

Question 1

How can low calcium intake affect children, current recommendations, and good sources of calcium.

Answer 1

• Adequate calcium is important for peak bone mass development to decrease osteopenia, osteoporosis and factures in adulthood
• Recommendations are 1,000mg of calcium.
• Good sources including dairy, fish, green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, and fortified foods.

Question 2

List practical applications of child-feeding research.

Answer 2

1. Parents should response to hunger and satiety cues.
2. Children shouldn’t be forced to eat.
3. Child feeding experience should be in a positive environment.
4. Children served appropriate servings.
5. May take repeated exposures before new foods are accepted.
6. Children have unlearned preference for sweet and salty tastes.
7. Focus on child developing food preferences and selecting a variety of healthy foods.
8. Parents should restrict foods - make them more desireable
   - Parents should control intake by attaching rewards.