Life Cycle Flashcards
Calorie needs for infants
80-120 calories per kg (2.2 lb) body weight.
First 6 months breastfed infants need how many calories?
108 cal/kil
Recommended protein intake for infants 0-6mos
2.2 g/kg of body weight
Recommend protein intake for infants 6-12mos
1.6 g/kg body weight
% of fat provide by breastmilk
55%
Stage of life with highest metabolic rate
Infant
Urea cycle disorder that requires protein restriction.
Citrullinemia
Rare genetic condition of protein metabolism in which breakdown by-products build up in blood & urine, causing coma & death if untreated.
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
DRIs have been established for the energy needs of young children. The formula for EER for children ages 13-36mos is:
(89 X weight [kg] -100) +20 (kcal for energy deposition)
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children is administered by the Food & Nutrition Service of the USDA.
WIC
The Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program is a special season program for WIC.
(WIC) FMNP
Administered by the U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services. Comprehensive child development programs that serve kids from birth to 5 y/o, pregnant women & their families.
Head Start & Early Start
(Formerly the Food Stamp Program) – SNAP is administered by the USDA, designed to help adults in low-income households buy food.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Sum of dietary fiber & functional fiber
Total Fiber
Complex carbohydrates and lignins naturally occurring & found mainly in the plant cell wall. Dietary fiber cannot be broken down by human digestive enzymes.
Dietary Fiber
Nondigestable carbohydrates including plant, animal or commercially produced sources that have beneficial effects in humans.
Functional Fiber
“Tanner Stages” is a scale of secondary sexual characteristics that allows health professionals to assess the degree of pubertal maturation among adolescents, regardless of chronological age.
Sexual Maturation Rating (SMR)
5 leading causes of death in adults
- Cancer
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- Liver disease