Nurition across the lifespan

Question 1

What is nutrition

Answer 1

This is the relationship between food composition, dietary intake and function

Question 2

Define nutritional metabolism

Answer 2

Chemical reactions and processes by which energy and nutrients from foods are utilized by the body

Question 3

The nutritional value of dietary proteins depends primarily on the capacity to satisfy the needs for what three things

Answer 3

• Total nitrogen
• Amino Acids
• growth and maintenace of body protein

Question 4

What are the two classifications of amino acids?

Answer 4

• Essential
• Non- Essential

Question 5

What are the 9 essential acids

Answer 5

histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine

(They are seential because they are not synthesized by mammals and need to be obtained from the diet)

Question 6

What are the 5 stages of the life cycle

Answer 6

Preganacy&lactation
infancy
childhood
adolescence
Adulthood

Question 7

Dietary intake during pregnancy should provide energy and nutrients that will ensure

Answer 7

i) Optimum weight gain
ii) Full-term delivery of a healthy newborn baby

Question 8

What is considered a healthy newborn baby size?

Answer 8

3.1-3.6kg

Question 9

What is the most significant predictor of low birth weight and IUGR?

Answer 9

not attaining adequate maternal weight

Question 10

What is the recommended weight gain for an underweight pregnant mother? BMI<18.5

Answer 10

12.7-18.2 kg

Question 11

What is the recommended weight gain for a pregnant mother with normal weight? BMI18.5-24.9

Answer 11

11.4-15.9

Question 12

What is the recommended weight gain for an overweight pregnant mother? BMI 25-29.9

Answer 12

6.8-11.4

Question 13

What is the recommended weight gain for an obese pregnant mother? BMI >/=30kg

Answer 13

At least 6.8 kg

Question 14

What 2 components of body composition are frequently meassured

Answer 14

Fat and lean tissue

Question 15

What consequence does insufficient dietary protein have on lean mass?

Answer 15

decreased lean mass synthesis

Question 16

What does Barker’s Theory suggest?

Answer 16

That infants nutrition and growth are influenced from interuterine and early postnatal experiences

Question 17

True or False

The mother’s nutritional status: underweight, overweight, excess weight gain, can cause inadequate pre- and post-natal nutrition & rapid catch-up growth

Answer 17

true

Question 18

Lower birth weight and associated Rapid Catch-Up Growth is associated with what risk

Answer 18

Risk of childhood obesity

Question 19

Thin babies with low muscle mass are associated with what three risks?

Answer 19

Risk of insulin resistance, DM, Adiposity rebound at early age

Question 20

Optimal nutrition during what phase of life can reduce the risk of mortality and morbidity and reduces the risk of chronic disease?

Answer 20

First 1000 days (conception to 2 yrs)

Question 21

The first 2 years of life is given what nickname for catch-up growth

Answer 21

Plastic Period

Question 22

True or False
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 mos of life is encouraged?

Answer 22

True

Question 23

At what stage/age is additional food (other than breast milk) introduced to the infants diet?

Answer 23

6 mos

Question 24

What are the three main ways that nutritional status is assessed

Answer 24

• Weight for length/height
• BMI
• Mid upper arm circumference

Question 25

What is a z-score

Answer 25

These are reference lines on growth charts that represent how far a measurement is from the median or average

Question 26

Using Z-scores, when would a value be considered abnormal

Answer 26

• 2 SD /+2SD

Question 27

What assessment is used to test for wasting in infants

Answer 27

Weight for length/height

Question 28

What does weight for length/height assess

Answer 28

Wasting