Nutrition across lifespan Flashcards
- Causes infant to turn head when cheek is touched.
- seek the nipple with mouth
Rooting reflex
VERTICLE movements of the tounge and mandible to create NEGATIVE PRESSURE.
Sucking reflex
anything put on the ANTERIOR PART of the tongue is PUSHED OUT OF THE MOUTH.
extrusion reflex
• Rooting and extrusion reflexes gradually decreases and are lost by 3 to 4 months
• Control over the lips, tongue and mandible gradually develops
• At 6 months: biting and chewing
• At 9 months: good closure of mouth
Swallowing Reflex
ENERGY (kcal) of infants (0 to 6 months)
560-620 kcal
ENERGY (kcal) of infants from 6 to 12 pants
630-720 kcal
is nature’s most nearly
perfect food for infants
breastfeeding
• Infant is fed partially from both the breast and the bottle
mixed feeding
• Infant is fed on a formula from the bottle
Artificial Feeding or Bottle Feeding
Frequency of Feeding of infants?
- 10 -12 feedings per day
• 10-15 minutes per breast
Signs of hunger of infants
• Sucking movements
• Cooing and sighing sounds
• restlessness
• at 6 months, aside from human or formula milk additional calories and nutrients are
needed.
Nutritional needs
• Secretions of enzymes for digestion of starch and unemulsified fats
• Gastric acidity is increased
• Maturity of kidney function
Physiological Readiness
• Disappearance of extrusion reflex
• Head and neck control
• Ability to sit up with support
Physical Development
Common Problems in Infancy
- effortless expulsion of gastric contents
caused by GI reflux
Regurgitation
Common Problems in Infancy
- acute abdominal pain which results to crying and
being irritable
colic
frequent passage of loose and watery stools
diarrhea
• Common food allergens: egg, milk and chicken
food allergy
ENERGY (kcal) of preschool (1-2 yrs old)
920-1000
ENERGY (kcal) of preschool (3 to 5 yrs old)
1260-1350
The child accepts very limited number of foods
and rejects all others.
food jags
The child lingers or dilly-dallies with his food
during mealtime.
dawdling
The child feels like vomiting especially when fed
coarse foods
gagging
• “hurriedly eaten breakfast”
• “ lunch swapping”
inadequate meals
• Fatigue (demanding school work, extra-curricular
activities
• Excitement of new experiences outside home
• Consumption of high calorie snacks (“junk foods”)
close to meal times
poor appetite
• May result to poor appetite and dental caries
sweet tooth