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Nutrition Ch. 15
Question | Answer |
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True or False: A high-quality, cost effective healthcare and nutrition services program providing pregnant, breastfeeding, and/or having children ages 0-5 is the Women Infant and Children Program. | True |
To keep up with the baby’s need for milk, a lactating mother produces about ______ of breast milk daily. | 25oz |
The protein RDA for pregnancy is ___ ________ per day higher than for non-pregnant women | 25oz |
True or False: Some of the potential health benefits of lactation that benefit the mother include: reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes, increased energy expenditure may assist with weight loss, and contraction of uterus. | True |
A developing fetus may be protected via _______ effects against obesity in childhood and some cancers in adulthood when the maternal diet is rich in nutrients such as folate. | epigenetic |
Successful lactation requires the nursing mother to consume about _______kcal per day. | 1,800 |
A pregnant woman does not need to increase her calories in the first trimester, but the _______ trimester requires 340 additional calories per day. | second |