Exam 12: Child and Preadolescent Nutrition

Jane is an 8-year-old girl who weighs 25.6 kg and enjoys lots of outdoor activities. She likes fruit but does not like vegetables or milk.   According to Jane's food dislikes, the intake of which nutrient is most likely low for her?

Children with a BMI-for-age that is between the 85th and 94th percentile are classified as _____.

Health care providers working with children who are following a vegetarian diet should pay special attention to their intakes of protein, essential fatty acids, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin C, and _____.

Which of the following is a nutrition standard for school meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs?

Which of the following is true of class I obesity?

Identify a common characteristic of an overweight child.

Children with BMI-for-age percentiles > 99th percentile are more likely to have more than one chronic disease risk factor.

The RDA for zinc is _____ mg/day for children aged 4-8 years.

The major developmental achievement during middle childhood is _____.

What causes secondary lactase deficiency? Do dairy products have to be completely avoided?

When encouraging physical activity for school-age and preadolescent children, the emphasis should be placed on being competitive rather than having fun.

Which term applies to the overall structure of the physical environment of a child's community?

Adequate nutrition and healthy eating behaviors may reduce the risk of a child developing a chronic condition such as _____ later in life.

For children from 8 to less than 12 years of age, a hemoglobin value

Which health consequence has the lowest association with an increased BMI-for-age?

The "CDC Growth Charts: United States" are the recommended tool for monitoring the growth of a child.

Iron deficiency is equally as common a problem in middle childhood as it is in the toddler age group.

The term _____ applies to both middle childhood and preadolescence stages of growth and development.

Which food would be the best choice for a parent trying to increase fiber in her or his child's diet?

Children who are at risk for vitamin D deficiency include those with increased skin pigmentation.