Key Terms
Health and Growth
Mental Health
Diet and Nutrition
Fitness and Obesity
100
Define Lacto-vegetarians
Lacto-vegetarians eat dairy products, but do not eat any other animal products.
100
The age that the brain reaches its adult size
What is 7 years old?
100
High levels of what hormone can reduce the size of the hippocampus & effect a child's memory abilities
Cortisol
100
Oblivobesity means...
lack of recognition from parents that children are overweight or obese
100
The amount of minutes suggested for physical activity per week in elementary school
a minimum of 150 minutes per week of physical activity in elementary school
200
Define the Hippocampus' Role
It is responsible for transferring information from the short-term to long-term memory, also shows increases in myelination resulting in improvements in memory functioning
200
Significant improvement in Gross Motor Skills is exhibited in what ages especially?
6-8 years old
200
Give an example of a social and emotional disorder
Phobias, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome - PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder –OCD & Depression
200
The USDA's visual representation of suggested nutrition and health guidelines recommended for each meal is called...
What is MyPlate?
200
When obese children are losing weight should more emphasis be put on exercise or healthy diet?
Even though both are important excercise should be emphasized more for weight loss
300
Macronutrients
protein, carbohydrates, and fats
300
What type of skills allow for better writing and cutting?
Fine Motor Skills and eye-hand coordination
300
Depression and anxiety can also be referred to as this type of disorder due to the symptoms involving thoughts and feelings
What are internalizing disorders?
300
2 possible short term effects of eating large amounts of processed food
Excessive weight gain and constipation
300
Name one of three mentioned positive effects of participating in sports
Higher levels of satisfaction with family and overall quality of life in children
Improved physical and emotional development
Better academic performance
400
E-Sports
involves children watching other children play video games- not physical activity
400
How much weight and height is added per average for a child in a year during middle childhood?
Typically, a child will gain about 5-7 pounds a year and grow about 2 inches per year
400
OCD involves having either _______ or __________ but 96% of people have both
Compulsions and Obsessions
400
The US Census Bureau characterizes households into which 4 groups?
food secure
food insecure without hunger
food insecure with moderate hunger
food insecure with severe hunger
400
What are some factors that can limit opportunities to engage in sports
gender, poverty, location, ethnicity, and disability
500
Middle Childhood describes ages...
from 6-11 years old
500
Most common vision problem diagnosed in middle childhood
Nearsightedness- Myopic
500
Cause of ADHD
No actual cause found
Potential high risk influences:
maternal alcohol and tobacco use
Injuries to the brain from environmental toxins such as lack of iron
500
The life-threatening reaction that results in difficulty breathing, swelling in the mouth and throat, decreased blood pressure, shock, or even death caused by allergic reactions
What is Anaphylaxis?
500
% of parents with obese children that belive their children are a "normal weight"
50% of parents