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Foods II Unit 2.02
Nutrition through the Life Cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adolescence | The period of life between childhood and adulthood |
| Anemia | A health condition caused by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood |
| Antibody | A protein made by the immune system to defend the body against infection and disease |
| Colostrum | A yellowish liquid, especially rich in immune factors, secreted by the mammary gland of a mother a few days before and after the birth of a baby |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) | A set of symptoms that can occur in a newborn whose mother drinks alcohol while pregnant |
| Food jags | An eating behavior in which a child will only eat one food or a small group of foods every day or on a very consistent basis |
| Growth spurt | A period of rapid physical growth |
| Infant | A child in the first year of life |
| Lactation | The production of breast milk by a mother’s body following the birth of a baby |
| Life cycle | A series of stages through which people pass between birth and death |
| Nutrient dense | Foods and beverages that provide vitamins, minerals, and other substances that may have positive health effects, but supply relatively few calories |
| Puberty | The time during which a person develops sexual maturity |
| Sedentary activity | An activity that requires much sitting or little movement |
| Toddler | A child between one and three years of age |
| Trimester | A span of about 13 to 14 weeks that represents one-third of the pregnancy period in humans |
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Tammy Nelson