Policy on Dietary Recommendations for Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Question 1

T/F: Human breast milk is uniquely superior in providing the best possible nutrition to infants and has not been epidemiologically associated with caries

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

Breastfeeding greater than or equal to how many times daily after 12 months of age is associated with increased risk for ECC?

Answer 2

7 times daily

Question 3

The AAP has recommended children one through six years of age consume no more than how many ounces of fruit juice per day?

Answer 3

4-6 ounces

Question 4

Childhood overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions worldwide and the prevalence among U.S youth has ___________ in children ages 6-11 and nearly ________ in adolescents ages 12-19 in the past 25 years

Answer 4

quadrupled

doubled

Question 5

Results from a study 2007-2008 that measured height and weight estimated ___% of children and adolescents in the U.S aged 2-19 were obese

Answer 5

16.9%

Question 6

It has been shown that nearly __% of U.S preschool children were given some form of over the counter (OTC) medications, commonly as analgesics, antipyretics, and cough and cold medications

Answer 6

54%

Question 7

Cases of vitamin __ toxicity have been reported as a result of excessive consumption of candy-like vitamin supplements

Answer 7

A