Nutrition Thru the Life Cycle
A potentially dangerous pregnancy-related food craving characterized by the craving and consumption of nonfood substances such as clay, laundry starch, and mud.
What is Pica?
A metabolic disease characterized by disruptions in blood glucose regulation.
What is Diabetes?
The difference between total nitrogen intake and total Nitrogen loss.
What is Nitrogen Balance?
Engaging in activities that limit calorie intake or increase calorie output.
What is Purging?
A crucial first step toward recovery for patients with Anorexia.
What is Weight Gain?
This is found in dark, green, leafy vegetables, but is also in the prenatal vitamin supplements that pregnant women should be taking.
What is Folic Acid?
The leading killer of Americans
What is Heart Disease?
A fluid imbalance in which the body takes in more water than it loses.
What is Over Hydration?
A cessation of mental periods for a period of 3 months or more.
What is Amenorrhea?
A food item that is a safety risk and should be avoided during pregnancy.
What are Raw Sprouts?
A dangerous pregnancy condition characterized by high blood pressure and possible fluid retention and protein in the urine.
What is Preeclampsia?
The result of excessive calorie intake that is often imbalanced, resulting in unnecessarily high intakes of added sugars and fats, and inadequate levels of certain vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber.
What is Over Nutrition?
Compounds that increase the production of free radicals.
What are Pro-Oxidant?
A Downey layer of hair that covers the body, including the face in an effort to keep the body warm in the absence of body fat.
What is Lanugo?
A BMI range considered as healthy and normal weight.
What is 18.5 - 24.9?
A fat soluble vitamin that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents supplement to exclusively breastfed babies.
What is Vitamin D?
A type of carbohydrate found in plant foods and can help control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
What is Dietary Fiber?
A fluid imbalance in which the body loses more water than it takes in.
What is Dehydration?
A method applicable in many health-related environments that can also be helpful to identify where a person is at with regards to his or her readiness to change nutrition behaviors
What is The Transtheoretical Model?
A condition during pregnancy that may be managed and treated with exercise.
What is Gestational Diabetes?
The minimum DRI for carbohydrates recommended that all people, ages one and older, need per day.
What is 130?
Highly reactive chemicals that have the potential to harm cells.
What are Free Radicals?
The amount of energy per unit time required by the body to maintain a non-active but alert state.
Belief or confidence in one’s own ability to take positive action
What is Self-Efficacy?
The amount of calories above baseline a breastfeeding woman needs for milk production while still promoting weight loss.
What is 400-500 Calories?