Lecture 4 Olympics Flashcards
Nutrition counselors should encourage pregnant teenagers to…
eat foods from all the basic food groups
A pregnant adolescent is at risk because she…
is still in a growth stage of development
During pregnancy, women should be encouraged not to…
drink alcoholic beverages
Making a choice to lose weight and manage one’s cholesterol level is most likely to occur during…
middle adulthood
Increased protein is necessary in pregnancy for…
growing maternal tissues
The patient who would have the highest protein needs is…
73 year old man recovering from a broken hip after a fall
An older adult is most likely to have an inadequate nutrient intake if he or she lives…
alone
The feeding process is important for development of…
the bonding relationship with the parent
An 8 year old infant who receives approximately 0.4 L of fluid per day is meeting….
75% of fluids per day
During pregnancy, a 132 pound woman should limit her intake of caffeine to…
300 mg per day
Factors that influence the nutrition needs of young adults include…
physical activity
Eating disorders are common in many groups of adolescent girls because….
society and peers value thinness
Daily kilocalorie needs during the second trimester exceed normal requirements by approximately…
340 kcal
If an older adult is losing weight, his or her caloric intake is….
less than energy needs
The congregate meal for seniors is…
the noon meal
A 42 year old who makes his or her own decisions regarding regarding whom to marry and type of family is desired is considered to be making…
independent choices
The protein needs of an older adult are influenced by the adequacy of….
caloric intake
At birth, the reflexes an infant has are….
rooting, sucking, and swallowing
Older adults need more vitamin D than younger adults because they…
are less efficient at making their own
The most suitable first solid food for infant 6 months of age would be…
infant rice cereal
Prescription and over-the-counter drugs can affect nutritional status because they…
may affect appetite or absorption of nutrients
The Older Americans Act provides home-delivered meals for those who…
are ill or disable
During childhood, most calories are needed for…
basal metabolic needs
Hypervitaminosis of vitamins A or D is most likely to occur because of…
overuse of vitamin supplements
A good source of calcium during pregnancy is…
milk
The approximate recommended age for adding solid food to an infant’s diet is…
6 months
During a checkup at the clinic, a child’s physical growth is evaluated by using…
growth charts
The amount of breast milk that most women produce…
is governed by supply and demand
The Mini Nutrition Assessment identifies…
nutritional risk
The ideal first food for infants is…
human milk
Appropriate snack choices for a pregnant woman with woman with morning sickness may include
whole-wheat toast with small amount of light butter and a small piece of fruit.
energy requirements decrease as adults age becasue
the number of functioning body cells decreases with age
the first milk secreted by a new mother is called
colostrum
an acceptable ending pregnancy weight for a woman whose prepregnancy weight is 125 lb is
150 to 160 lb
effective strategies for weight management in children include
regular physical activity
the amount of extra protein required by pregnant women compared with nonpregnant women is approximately
25 g/day