liver and infant nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
which stage of growth is nutrition led
A
infant
2
Q
which stage of growth is growth hormone led
A
child
3
Q
which stage of growth is sex steroid led
A
pubertal
4
Q
what percentage of newborn should be fat
A
10-16%
5
Q
energy is needed for
A
- physical activity
- thermogenesis
- tissue maintenance
- growth
6
Q
how much of energy is used growth demands
A
~35% in infants
7
Q
why are children at malnourishment risk
A
- infants can rapidly become malnourished
- dependant on carer
- high demands for growth and maintenance
- low stores
- frequent illness
8
Q
average weight gain 10-3 months
A
200g
9
Q
avg weight gain 3-6 months
A
150g
10
Q
avg weight gain 6-9 months
A
100g
11
Q
avg weight gain 9-12 months
A
50-75g
12
Q
breast milk benefits
A
- suckling/ bonding
- perfect nutrition for 6 months
- tailor-made passive immunity
- improve development of infant active immunity
- improve development infant gut mucosa
- reduce infection
- antigen load minmal
- decrease risk of breast cancer
13
Q
downfalls of formula milk
A
- no anti-infection properties
- risk of contamination
- high antigen load
- expensive
- doesn’t need mum
- accurate feed volumes
- provides vitamin K
- less jaundice
14
Q
when can cows milk be introduced as a main drink and why not earlier
A
1 year
contains no iron
15
Q
soya milk indications
A
- milk allergy when hydrolysed formulae refused
- vegan families if not breast fed
- milk free diet
