Balancing Act
Worth the Weight
Resisting A Rest
The Terrible Teens
Still Hip
100
The number of kilocalories in 1 gram of protein and 1 gram of carbohydrate
What is 4 kilocalories?
100
This vitamin is related to birth defects if it is consumed in large quantities during the first trimester of pregnancy
What is Vitamin A?
100
The percentage of kilocalories an infant should take in from fat on a daily basis
What is 30-55%
100
The adolescent diet is lacking in these two minerals
What is calcium and iron?
100
This BMI value has been set as the upper limit of ideal weight for all adults, regardless of their age
What is BMI of 25?
200
The amount of weight you would gain if you took in an extra 15 kilocalories per day for a year
What is 1 pound?
200
The number of extra calories required in the second, and then third, semesters of pregnancy to sustain the mother and for the development of the fetus and placenta
What is 340 and 452?
200
The age at which infants are developmentally ready to consume solid foods
What is 4-6 months?
200
This meal, and the skipping of this meal, significantly impacts the overall dietary intake of adolescents
What is breakfast?
200
As a woman ages from the age of 65 to 85, the MyPyramind RDA decreases for these following food groups and requirements
What are grains (6 oz to 5 oz), vegetables (2.5 cups to 2 cups), kilocalories (1800 to 1600) ?
300
The number of minutes per day an adult should engage in physical activity of moderate intensity
What is 60 minutes or more?
300
These MyPryamid recommendations are the same as those for a breastfeeding mother
What is the daily MyPyramid recommendations for a woman in her third trimester of pregnancy?
300
This nutritional problem occurring in infancy defined by the Rule of Threes (3 hours/day, 3 days/week, 3 weeks) and is named for the spasms of the muscles of the colon?
What is colic?
300
This form of overenthusiastic weight control, affecting approximately 1% of girls from the ages of 14-18, presents with excessive exercising, strict dieting, and occasional binging and purging
What is anorexia nervosa?
300
The major cause of height loss in adults between the ages of 20-70
What is osteoporosis?
400
This is the most accurate method for determining a client's kcalorie requirement
What is monitoring both food intake and body weight over time?
400
This bacterial infection is associated with raw or contaminated milk, soft cheeses, smoked seafood and meat products and causes a 30% fatality rate in fetuses and 50% fatality rate in newborns
What is listeriosis?
400
Toddlers are at risk for developing this type of anemia, which is associated with behavioral and cognitive delays - it is thought to be brought on by the over-consumption of milk
What is iron-deficiency anemia?
400
The strategies of limiting screen time and limiting the consumption of carbonated beverages in adolescents will help prevent this childhood nutritional disorder
What is obesity, or overweight?
400
This should be assessed prior to increasing the intake of protein beyond the RDA for older adults. Many older adults exceed the RDA for protein, which typically can reduce the loss of muscle mass that accompanies aging. However, some evidence indicates it can negatively impact this
What is renal function?
500
The fact that if you decrease the amount of calories you take in for a period of time, your body learns to adapt to those decreased calories - meaning you will burn less calories- is attributed to this process
What is adaptive thermogenesis?
500
These include increasing cognitive development in an infant, preventing infection, protecting against gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, allergies and other serious illnesses, and promoting bonding between a mother and infant
What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
500
This action is associated with improving the quality of the diet of the 9-14 year old age group. It encourages an increase of fruits and vegetables consumed, a decrease in fried foods, and decrease in the intake of soda
What is eating dinner with the family?
500
This type of diet has been recently shown to reduce adolescent acne
What is the low glycemic load diet?
500
For many older adults, this is the most feared loss in older age. Intake of vitamins B6, B12, folic acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acids can help stave off the effects of this loss
What is deteriorating brain function?
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