ch 9 sg – Flashcard
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In middle childhood, children grow an average of ___ inches in height and ___ pounds in weight each year
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2-3; 5
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After age 8, girls
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begin accumulating fat at a faster rate than boys
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As muscles adapt to an enlarging skeleton, children often experience
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nighttime "growing pains"
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Between the ages of 6 and 12 ___ primary teeth are lost and replaced by permanent ones
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20
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Research on nutrition in middle school indicates that
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malnutrition that persists from infancy or early childhood into the school years usually leads to permanent physical and mental damage
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A BMI above the ___ percentile for a child's age and sex is considered overweight; a BMI above the ___ percentile is considered obese
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85th; 95th
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Which of the following is supported by research on childhood obesity?
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Overweight children tend to have overweight parents
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Obese children tend to
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be less responsive than normal-weight children to internal hunger cues
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Research on weight gain reveals that children who get less nightly sleep are
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more likely to be overweight five years later
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Inactivity is ____ excessive weight gain in children
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both a cause and consequence of
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Which of the following is true about the consequences of obesity?
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Obese children are stereotyped as lazy, self-doubting, and deceitful
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Which of the following is regarded as one of the most effective interventions for treating childhood obesity?
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a family-based approach focused on changing behaviors
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The most frequent cause of school absence and childhood hospitalization is
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asthma
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Which of the following children is at the greatest risk for asthma?
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Thomas, an overweight african-american boy who lives in an inner-city area
