Nutrition Flashcards
What contributes to excess protein intake above the reference nutrient intake (RNI) in children in the first two years of life?
Formula milk
Commercial weaning products
List common dietary sources of vitamin A
Cheese
Egg
Yoghurt
List common dietary sources of vitamin C
Oranges
Blackcurrant
Potatoes
List the main sources of vitamin D
Sunlight
Oily fish
Egg
Intake of vitamin A, C and D is above the RNI for children in Scotland. True/False?
False
Intake of vitamin D is below the RNI
With regards to vitamin supplements, what is recommended for children?
From 6 months, all children consuming less than 500 ml/day of formula should take A, C and D supplements
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for how many months?
First 6 months of an infant’s life
What is infant formula?
Modified cow’s milk with whey/casein
When can full-fat unmodified milk be introduced to a child? What about semi-skimmed and skimmed milk?
From 12 months
No semi-skimmed before 2 years, no skimmed before 5 years
On a BMI centile chart, what indicates overweight and obese?
Plot above 91st centile = overweight
Plot above 98th centile = obese
Vitamin supplements are recommended for all…
Why?
Breastfeeding females
Vitamin D to prevent against osteomalacia and rickets
In terms of centiles, what is a normal BMI for children?
Between 25th and 75th centile
What is the recommended physical activity guidelines for children under 5 who are walking?
180 minutes/ day
What is the recommended physical activity guidelines for children over 5?
> 60 minutes/day of moderate activity
3 days/ week of vigorous activity
What is the recommended screen time guidelines for children?
2 hours maximum a day
