HN&F chapter 15 – Flashcards
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Brain growth is most rapid in infancy but stops at what age?
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18 months
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Many formula products for infants contain_____.
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lactose, heat-treated cows'milk protein, and vegetable oil.
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Human milk provides approximately ______ percent of kilocalories from fat.
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60
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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the best age to introduce solid food is ______
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4 to 6 months
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Daily protein needs during infancy vary from ______ to ______ grams per day.
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9 ; 14
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Human milk provides approximately ______ percent of kilocalories from protein.
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6.7
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Essential fatty acids should make up ______ percent of the total fat intake of infants per day.
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15
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Based on body weight comparisons, at 6 months of age, a child's energy needs are how many times higher than an adult's?
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2-4
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The first solid foods usually introduced into an infant's milk diet are ______.
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iron-fortified cereals
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What vitamin routinely is given by injection to all infants at birth?
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Vitamin K
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True or False? Most overweight infants become normal weight preschoolers.
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True
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Susie is 3 years old. At her most recent checkup she was at the 20th percentile for height. This means she is ______.
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taller than 19 out of 100 girls her age.
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The greatest energy requirement per unit of body weight occurs during ______.
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infancy
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True or false? At 4-6 months, an infant cannot handle finger foods.
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True
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True or false? If Mildred is concerned about her infant becoming obese in childhood, she should limit fat to 20% of his or her caloric intake.
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FALSE
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The new WHO growth standards stress that ______ is the biological norm for human nutrition.
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breastfeeding
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Breast milk contains approximately how many kilocalories per quart?
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640
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Iron stores present at birth generally are depleted by ______ to ______ months.
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4 - 6
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The fluid requirements of the infant are approximately ______ cups per day.
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3
