front 1 All of the following are features of nutrition and metabolism in infancy except | back 1 the protein content in breast milk can be high enough to occasionally induce protein overload. |
front 2 All of the following are influences that undermine healthful food intake and food selection at schools except | back 2 reducing the prices of nutritious foods does not promote their purchase by students. |
front 3 What should be the parent's response when a one-year-old child wants to clumsily spoon feed himself? | back 3 Let the child try feed himself so that he will learn |
front 4 Which of the following steps should be undertaken by the parent or guardian to ensure that young people eat well? | back 4 Control the availability of food |
front 5 For optimal breast-feeding benefits, it is recommended that the infant be encouraged to suckle on each breast for about | back 5 10-15 minutes |
front 6 According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, what is the maximum number of hours/day of television viewing for a child under 2 years of age? | back 6 0 |
front 7 Which of the following is associated with bifidus factors? | back 7 Increased bacterial growth |
front 8 What minimum fraction of the RDA for key nutrients for children 10-12 years of age should be provided by public school lunches? | back 8 1/3 |
front 9 Why should new foods be introduced to an infant one at a time? | back 9 Any allergic reactions can be detected |
front 10 Which of the following is a characteristic of lead exposure and health? | back 10 Absorption of lead is higher on an empty stomach |
front 11 All of the following are features of food allergies except | back 11 the presence of antibodies always coincides with physical symptoms. |
front 12 If a child is allergic to soy, which of the following should be avoided? | back 12 Textured vegetable protein |
front 13 Which of the following is not a dietary recommendation for children? | back 13 Children with high blood cholesterol should be treated first with statin drugs |
front 14 When expressed per kilogram body weight, the nutrient needs of infants are markedly higher than those of young adults for all of the following nutrients except | back 14 iron. |
front 15 What are the odds that an overweight 18 year old with only one obese parent will become an obese adult? | back 15 4 in 5 |
front 16 A cigarette smoker who is planning to quit should expect a weight gain in the first year of about | back 16 10 lbs |
front 17 Which of the following is a characteristic of meal planning for children? | back 17 Children 1 years of age consume more french fries that any other vegetable |
front 18 Roberta's first child is now 8 months old. Roberta has been breastfeeding and would like to begin to introduce solids foods. She read somewhere to introduce one food at a time to the infant. Which of the following would be the best choice for the first food to introduce to the baby? | back 18 Rice |
front 19 The singe most effective way to teach nutrition to children is by | back 19 example |
front 20 Compared with cow's milk, breast milk contains | back 20 less protein and calcium. |
front 21 An infant diagnosed with "goat's milk anemia" is most likely deficient in | back 21 folate. |
front 22 Nutrient characteristics of human breast milk include all of the following except | back 22 the vitamin D content meets optimal growth requirements. |
front 23 Low-fat or nonfat milk should not be given routinely to a child until after the age of | back 23 two years. |
front 24 What food is responsible for the most life-threatening allergic reactions in people? | back 24 Peanuts |
front 25 Which of the following two conditions are associated with television's influence? | back 25 Obesity and high blood lipids |
front 26 You have just started work as a summer camp counselor and completed a training sessin for all the new employees of safety. Counselors were instructed to prohibit campers from eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches anywhere other than the cafeteria. you believe that the most likely explanation for this rule is to | back 26 minimize peanut exposure for campers with peanut allergies. |
front 27 Which of the following is characteristic of children who regularly eat breakfast or skip breakfast? | back 27 Breadfast-skippers actually show lower scores on IQ tests than those who eat breakfast |
front 28 Which of the following is an effective strategy for dealing with obesity in a child? | back 28 Engage the individual in at least 1 hour per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity |
front 29 All of the following are features of breast milk banks except | back 29 they accept milk from mothers who smoke cigarettes but not marijuana. |
front 30 To lower the risk of obesity in children, which of the following practices should parents institute for their children? | back 30 Teach them to take appropriate food portions |
front 31 All of the following are characteristics of breastfeeding frequency and duration except | back 31 more infrequent and short-duration feedings are preferable to stimulate lactation and breast-filling. |
front 32 What is the chief reason that breast-fed infants usually need to eat more frequently than formula-fed infants? | back 32 Breast milk is digested faster |
front 33 Which of the following is a feature of infant development and nutrition? | back 33 Breast-fed infants obtain iron-binding proteins that inhibit bacerial infections |
front 34 Goat's milk is inappropriate for infants due to its low content of | back 34 folate |
front 35 Five cans of soft drinks provide approximately how many kcalories? | back 35 750 |
front 36 Adolescent women may fail to reach peak bone mass for all of the following reasons | back 36 lactose intolerance begins to intensify during the teenage years. |
front 37 All of the following are characteristics of blood cholesterol in children except | back 37 acceptable total cholesterol levels are up to 240 mg/d. |
front 38 Which of the following is not known to be an advantage of breas feeding? | back 38 Breastfed infants born prematurely grow more slowly than formula-fed infants born prematurely |
front 39 What factor in breast milk binds iron and prevents it from supporting the growth of the infant's intestinal bacteria? | back 39 Lactoferrin |
front 40 All of the following are common signs of mild lead toxicity except | back 40 dermatitis. |