Chapter 14 Nutritional Sciences. Life stages

Milk production takes place in the ________.

Impaired iron status or iron defience anemia occurs in___5 or U.S. teens?

Although 60% of mothers initiate breastfeeding only ___% are still breastfeeding at 6months.

In recent years several cases of rickets in breastfed infants have been reported nationwide prompting concern of ______ inadequacy in human milk.

A full term intant is born with a substantial iron reserve that helps meet his/her need for iron during the first ____mos.

During pregnancy the RDA for iron:

Poor nutritional status of the mother_______(when?) can have serious long-term effects on the unborn child.

The placenta transfers nutrients,_____,hormones, and other products between the mother and baby.

AGA is between the ___ and ____percentiles.

_____extra calories are needed during the second trimester.____ extra calories are needed during the third trimester.

A pregnant woman should consume between ____ and ___% of Kcal from dietary fat.

Iron is needed for forming______ and for growth/development of the fetus and placenta.

________ plays and important role in cell division and is critical to the development of the _____ system.

Milk production takes place in the ________ cells and is regulated in part by hormones.

__________ drops are reccomended for breadtfed infants after 2 mos. of age.

Human milk or infant formula should be the primary source of nutrients throughout the first _____ of life.

_______ Changes begin the transformation from childhood into adolescence.

It is important that adolescents counsume the AI of nutrients related to:

It is important for older adults to have adequate intake of protein, calcium, Vit D, phosphorous, and ______.

Older adults are at risk of _______.

Widespread consequences of food insecurity in poorer regions include greater incidence of LBW, neonatal death, growth stunting, Vitamin__ defiency, iron and ____ defiency.

___________ helps combat international hunger by working toward the common goal of improving the quality of life for people in the worlds poorest countries.