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What is adolescence?
The period between onset of puberty and adulthood.
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What is macular degeneration?
Progressive deterioration of the macula, an area in the center of the retina, that eventually leads to loss of central vision.
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What is menarche?
First menstrual period.
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What is a urinary tract infection (UTI)?
An infection of one or more of the structures in the urinary tract; usually caused by bacteria.
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What is epiphyses?
The heads of the long bones that are separated from the shaft of the bone until the bone stops growing.
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What is the National School Lunch Program?
A USDA program that provides nutritious lunches and the opportunity to practice skills learned in classroom nutrition education; enacted in 1946 to provide U.S. children with at least one healthful meal every school day.
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What is hyperactivity?
A maladaptive and abnormal increase in activity that is inconsistent with developmental levels. Includes frequent fidgeting, inappropriate running, excessive talking, and difficulty in engaging in quiet activities.
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What is anorexia of aging?
Loss of appetite and wasting associated with old age.
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What is puberty?
The period of life during which the secondary sex characteristics develop and the ability to reproduce is attained.
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What is childhood?
The period of life from age 1 to the onset of puberty.
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An inflammatory skin eruption that usually occurs in or near the sebaceous glands of the face, neck, shoulders, and upper back is?
acne
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What is a USDA program that helps single people and families with little or no income to buy food?
The Food Stamp Program
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What is a Nutrition Program is a federally funded program that provides older persons with nutritionally sound meals through meals-on-wheels programs or in senior citizen centers and similar congregate settings?
The Older Americans Act
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What assists schools in providing a nutritious morning meal to children nationwide?
The School Breakfast Program
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What disease is a presenile dementia characterized by accumulation of plaques in certain regions of the brain and degeneration of a certain class of neurons?
Alzheimer’s
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Households whose members take in enough calories but have diets of reduced quality that do not meet all daily nutritional requirements are what?
food-insecure households.
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What helps children in lower-income families to continue receiving nutritious meals during long school vacations when they do not have access to school lunch or breakfast?
- The Summer Food Service Program
- What is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization established to provide nutritious meals to homebound people (regardless of age) so they may maintain their independence and quality of life?
- Meals on Wheels
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High levels of vitamins in the blood, usually a result of excess supplement intake, are called what?
hypervitaminosis
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The minimum amount of flavor that must be present for a taste to be detected is called?
the taste threshold.
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What does lead toxicity cause?
- Slow growth
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Damage to Brain and CNS
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At what age do boys have their growth spurt?
12-13
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At what age do girls have their growth spurt?
10-11
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How many inches and pounds do boys add during their growth spurt?
8 inches and 45 pounds
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How many inches and pounds do girls add during their growth spurt?
6 inches and 35 pounds
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What are the two biggest things that contribute to obesity?
Soda intake and inactivity
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What is the best way to keep our bones healthy?
Weight bearing excersise
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How much protein does an adult need?
.o8
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How much fat does an adult need?
less than 20%
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How many meds can an elderly person have unless they have a severe medical problem?
9
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Who does osteoporosis most commonly effect?
white females
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During childhood,how many inches and pounds will a child gain per year?
5 pounds and 2-3 inches
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The nutrient that is the hardest for children to get adequate amounts of in their diets is?
iron
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WIC is availiable until the child is how old?
5 years
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In child over three what do we try and reduce to prevent chronic diease?
Fats, Sat. fat, and cholesterol
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By adulthood how much of a womans body is fat?
23%
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By adulthood how much of a mans body is fat?
12%
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What vitimin helps with acne?
Vitimin A
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People who gain weight after what age have a significantly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease?
50
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Physiological functions that affect our mobility begin to decline at the age of?
30
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