Fitness
the maximum rate of oxygen consumption
What is VO2 max?
the term used for the developing infant from conception to 8 weeks of gestation?
What is an embryo?
the condition where antibodies are formed as an immune response to proteins in food
What is an allergy?
This tool is used to assess if a child is developing at a rate comparable to other children of the same age and gender.
What are growth charts?
Substances that work to activate free radicals.
What are antioxidants?
the nutrient most rapidly depleted during physical exercise
What is water?
at 2-5 weeks of the gestation period, these body parts are forming in the embryo
What is the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)
the most prevalent nutrient deficiency in US children
What is iron deficiency?
Minutes of physical activity recommended for children on a daily basis
What is 60?
A phrase used when recommending people eat from all the colors of the fruit and vegetable food groups.
What is "eat the rainbow"?
the predominant fuel used by muscles during low to moderate intensity activity
What is fat?
the dietary nutrient which can lead to neural tube defects if the mother is deficient
What is folate
Marked tooth decay of an infant due to prolonged exposure to carbohydrate-rich fluids from a bottle.
What is nursing bottle tooth decay?
These two time periods in the life cycle are associated with the most rapid growth.
What are infancy and adolescence?
A population group that would benefit from folic acid supplementation.
What are pregnant women?
a high energy muscle compound used for quick energy
What is creatine phosphate?
This substance is prevented from crossing over into the fetus by the placenta.
What is blood?
the beverage that is inappropriate during an infant's first year
cow's milk
To help improve a child's BMI, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting television and video time for children to this many hours per day.
What is 2?
This precurser to Vitamin A acts as an antioxidant.
What is beta carotene?
these two nutrients are critical for enhancing muscle synthesis after exercise
What are protein and carbohydrate?
this risk factor in a pregnant mom increases the risk for macrosomia
What is pre-pregnancy obesity?
A breast fed infant will need a supplement of this vitamin in the first 6 months.
What is Vitamin D?
The two nutrients most likely to fall short in a teenager's diet.
What are iron and calcium?
The organ which causes the greatest amount of fluid output in the body.
What are kidneys?