Chapter 16 Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence | Chapter 17 Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years | Chapter 18 Diet and Health | Chapter 19 Consumer Concerns about Foods and Water | Chapter 20 Hunger and the Global Environment |
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What is 32%
% of US Children aged 2 to 19 are overweight
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What is 1/8th
How much of the US population is over the age of 65?
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What is when a person who produces a normal amount of insulin but whose cells show suboptimal response
Explain what insulin resistance is
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What is because they prevent microbial use of the food's water
Why are sugar and salt are used as antimicrobial agents in foods - because
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What is dying away
Marasmus definition
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What is Soy
Textured vegetable protein is made up of
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What is blurred vision results from swelling of the lenses of the eye caused by conversion of excess glucose to sugar alcohols.
Complications of Diabetes - why does blurred vision occur?
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What is
Total Cholesterol <200mg/dL LDL <100mg/dL Desirable HDL >60mg/dL
Total cholesterol / LDL / HDL recommendations
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What is 3000
Deaths per year from food borne illness
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What is implementing oral rehydration therapy for those who are dehydrated
Best way to reduce the prevalence of diarrhea
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What is Persistent and Patient
How should parents act with preschoolers who are reluctant to change?
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What is there is an increased likelihood in older people because poor iron absorption due to reduced stomach acid secretion and/or use of antacids.
Explain why there is a higher rate of iron deficiency in older adults
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What is
1. Adopting the DASH eating plan 2. Reducing body weight to achieve a BMI of less than 25 3. Performing physical exercise for 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week 4. Restricting sodium to less than 2500 mg per day
Four tips for lowering blood pressure
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The government sets tolerance levels for pesticides well below the level at which it could cause any conceivable harm.
Government agencies that set tolerance levels for pesticides first identify those foods commonly eaten in large quantities by children.
How does the government set tolerance levels for pesticides?
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What is 1/5th
What portion of the US population needs food assistance of some kind?
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What is 1600 calories per day
Caloric intake for a 6 year old
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What is people who persistently restrict energy intake by 30% for 30 years will live 3 more years
How does energy restriction affect longevity?
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What is tumor that releases cells, leading to the spread of cancer to other regions of the body
Metastasize definition
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What is food made with at least 95% organic ingredients.
Organic definition
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What is limited or doubtful availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods
Food insecurity definition
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What is no more than 1-2 hours of screen time (except for homework)
Screen time recommendations
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What is 23.5-27.5
BMI for lowest mortality in adults >65 years of age =
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What is aspirin reduces inflammation and pain by interfering with synthesis of prostaglandins
What is the mechanism of action for aspirin?
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What is 400
# of varieties of fruits and vegetables imported
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What is ten times as much as humans
Grain consumed by livestock
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