Nutrition in Children

Question 1

Eating habits are formed in the first ___ years of life

Answer 1

2

Question 2

New foods may have to be introduced as many as ___ times before acceptance

Answer 2

10

Question 3

True or false? children imitate parental eating behavior

Answer 3

true

Question 4

Generally, above the ___ percentile indicates overweight, while under the ___ percentile indicates underweight

Answer 4

95th; 5th

Question 5

Infants triple birth weight in the first ___ months

Answer 5

12

Question 6

Toddlers gain ___ lbs and ___ “ per month

Answer 6

0.5; 0.4

Question 7

Preschoolers gain ___ lbs and ___” per year

Answer 7

4.4; 2.75

Question 8

Neural system development is most intense from prenatal - __ years

Answer 8

3

Question 9

What is the result of decreased energy/nutrients in the first years of brain development?

Answer 9

structural and functional damage to the CNS

note: low fat diets can be very detrimental

Question 10

____ million children lived in food-insecure households in 2013

Answer 10

15.3

Question 11

Breakfast replenishes ____ reserves after fasting overnight

Answer 11

carb

Question 12

These are periods of refusing certain food or demanding only certain foods - seen in toddlers

Answer 12

food jags

Question 13

What are some ways to combat food jags?

Answer 13

serve new foods along with familiar ones
serve new foods only when child is hungry
ensure other family members eat the new food in front of the child

Question 14

Meal time is important for role modeling healthy eating and positive self-image development. Should force feeding be utilized?

Answer 14

no, can damage self image

Question 15

True or false? energy needs increase at puberty, but remain much lower than for infants or children

Answer 15

true

Question 16

Name some things that put a child at risk for nutritional deficiencies

Answer 16

eating disorders, chronic medical conditions, use of alcohol or drugs, strict vegan diets or “fad” diets, low socio-economic status

Question 17

Iron deficient anemia is most common in which individuals?

Answer 17

pubescent and post-pubescent girls

Question 18

___ of all US children are obese

Answer 18

1/3

Question 19

Overall obese children and young adults have lower academic achievement and household incomes. True or false?

Answer 19

true

Question 20

True or false? There is no association between obese parents and children who struggle with obesity and insulin resistance

Answer 20

false - there is an association

Question 21

A child with two obese parents has a ___% chance of becoming obese; with only one obese parent, that drops to ___%

Answer 21

80; 40

Question 22

A higher proportion of obesity exists in:

a. only children
b. children of older parents
c. children with separated parents
d. children who watch a lot of tv
e. all of the above

Answer 22

e.