Growth Requirements
Deficiencies
Growth Charts
Feeding
Adolescence
100
This age group has the highest need for protein at 1.1 g/kg/day.
What is ages 1-3 years.
100
This deficiency in intake can result in delayed or stunted increases in height and weight in still-growing adolescents and weight loss, loss of lean body mass in physically mature teens.
What is protein.
100
This anthropometric calculation is not recommended for children under the age of 2.
What is BMI.
100
The following types of behavior indicate what physiological change in infants; falls asleep, obstructs mouth with hands, changes posture, throws utensils, shakes head as if to say "no".
What is satiety.
100
This stage of rapid growth and development is when a child develops into an adult and is capable of sexual reproduction.
What is puberty.
200
This type of deficiency is uncommon in the United States.
What is protein deficiency.
200
Inadequate intake of this mineral is of high concern for adolescent females with a gynecological age.
What is folic acid.
200
Data is plotted and reported in what unit of measurement on growth charts.
What is percentiles.
200
This is the age range that adding semisolid foods should begin.
What is 4-6 months.
200
This is often used to clinically assess the degree of sexual maturation during puberty.
What is sexual maturity rating (SMR) or Tanner stages.
300
This mineral is often found in the water supply but if it is not it is recommended as a supplement for children 6 months until 16 years of age.
What is fluoride.
300
High rates of this deficiency are more prevalent in black teens, probably because of the dark pigmentation.
What is Vitamin D.
300
This is the new nutrition standard for determining growth of a healthy infant.
What is being breastfed.
300
Children can develop early childhood caries from sleeping with a bottle that is filled with this liquid.
What is human breast or bovine milk, formula, sugar sweetened beverage.
300
This period of growth is 18- to 24 months in length and usually occurs earlier for females than males.
What is growth spurt.
400
This amount of fiber is recommended in preschool and school age children.
What is 14 grams per 1000 calories.
400
High rates of this deficiency are more prevalent in black teens, probably because of the dark pigmentation.
What is Vitamin D.
400
If you were determining a adolescent's ideal BMI based on body mass index for age, you would use this percentile.
What is 50th percentile.
400
What dietitian describes the division of responsibility between a parent and a child for feeding.
Who is Ellyn Satter.
400
This group is heavy consumers from these establishments.
What is fast food and convenience food sources.
500
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends calories from fat in the diet of a young child to be limited to this percent of total caloric intake.
What is 30%.
500
This nutrient is required in higher amounts by women after menarche.
What is Iron.
500
This percentile is the cut off point for determining when a patient is considered obese.
What is 97th percentile.
500
This is the recommended first solid food for infants.
What is iron-fortified cereals for infants.
500
This age group begin to think autonomously and will often express social, moral and ethical values in the form of taking on this type of diet.
What is vegetarian.
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