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Chapter 14

Nutrition

QuestionAnswer
Most widespread defficicency Iron
School lunches provides 1/3 daily diet
Increases with age Vitamin A absorption
Suffers more from vitamin D & B 12 defficience older people
Cataracs and macular degeneration associated with low fruit & veg. intakes
nutrient changes throughout life depends upon rate of growth, gender, activities
time of infant appetitie decrease, which line up with reduced growth rate first birthday
one year old caloric intake 800
6 year old's intake 1600
child's daily iron needs 7-10 miligrams
when needs for nutrients become the greatest, except for durring pregnancy adolecense
Constitutes 1/4 of teenagers total energy intake snacks
iron and calcium in teens usually low
U.S. life expectancy 80 for white women, 75 for men
Essential for brain functioning carbs
less common in adults compared to teens iron
common defficency in elderly whose symptoms diminish taste zinc
concern for alzheimer's patient weight loss
2 factors for malnutrition alcohol abuse, excessive meds
anaphylactic shock whole-boy allergeic reaction to an offending substance
histimine causes inflamation, produced in response to an antigen
Children who watch t.v overweight, poor concentration, short attention span, lower test scores, tardy or absent
reason for weight gain w/ increasing age active cells in the organs decrease, lean tisue diminishes w/ lower rates of activity
Included in school lunches milk, veg., protien, fruits, bread or grain
2 components of allergies antibodies or symptoms
most allergic foods milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, shellfish, fish
deficiencies that enhance lead apsorption iron, calcium, zinc, vit. C & D
LACKING IN ELDERLY DIET iron, calcium, zinc
factore affecting physiological age little or no alcohol use, regular meals, weight control, adaquate sleep, no smoking, regular activity
young childern's requirements 2 servings milk, 2 servings meat, 6 bread, 2 fruit, 3 veg.
Fiber requirements for young & old same
older adults vit. A & D needs as compared to kids LOWER vit. A, HIGHER vit. D
Aspirin and anemia speeds up blood loss from stomach as much as 10 times
Women +35 and birth control pill raises total triglyceride and cholesterol, lowers hdl
moderate coffee intake 2 small cups daily
To get kids to eat veg. bright colors, easy to eat
prevention of lead toxicity in kids reduce the exposure
Does NOT worsen acne chocolate & sugar
Black men life expectancy 68 years
may improve arthritis low fat
Senior Nutrition Program meals on wheels
internal appetite regulation in children assures regular eating for various stages of growth
Used to determine proper fiber intake add 5 to age
kids iron needs 10 milligrams per day
juice consumption and childhood obesity NOT correlated
Most changes in the human diet 12 - 24 months
kids iron needs in range 7 - 10 mil.
percent of kids w/ diagnosed food allergies 3-5%
epinephrine prevents allergic reactin
related to food allergies or adverse reactions food aversions
metabolic events in PMS BMR durring sleep speeds up, appetite and caloric intake increases by 300 calories
physical changes that effect nutrition in older adults reduced stomach cid, loosing teeth
effect of antacids reduce iron absorption, increase calcium excretion
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