Chapter 4: Nutrition, Health and Education

Question 1

How do children who are raised in low SES differ in terms of accidental death compared to those raised in normal/high SES?

Answer 1

Children raised in low SES are two times more likely to die as a result of accidents and it has to do with:

1. Lack of supervision
2. Lack of cleanliness of the home..etc…

Question 2

What is a common element present in household products and toys that can cause cognitive damage and death?

Answer 2

Lead and Lead exposure in children

Question 3

What is the leading cause of death among Canadian children?

Answer 3

Accidents and injury

Question 4

__% of injuries in preschoolers occur during sports or leisure activities

Answer 4

55

Question 5

__% of injuries in preschoolers occur at home

Answer 5

73

Question 6

How many colds does a pre-school experience in a year compared to adults? Why?

Answer 6

Preschoolers experience as many as 7 to 10 colds per year when adults have usually 2-3. This is so that their immune system develops and they can be expose dot different strains of virus and be immune to it

Question 7

What is obesity? Why is it becoming more prevalent in the past 20 years?

Answer 7

Obesity is body weight that is more than 20% higher than average weight for a person of a particular age and height
- its becoming more common because of lifestyle changes like playing outdoors less and more on computers and laptops

Question 8

What is the optimal strategy in overcoming obesity in preschool years?

Answer 8

parents providing a variety of low-fat and high nutrition foods that are high in iron and be able to expose kids to new food