Discuss the benefits of healthy dietary patterns in children
? Promotion of optimal growth and physical and mental development
? Decreased risk of developing:
- Obesity
- Dental caries
- Iron deficiency
- Heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Cancer
- High blood pressure
- Osteoporosis
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Constipation in many children is often caused by:
A. drinking too much water. B. eating too many snacks. C. drinking too much milk. D. All of these choices are correct.
__________ is the primary fat used in food preparation in the Mediterranean-style eating pattern.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Youth with body mass index (BMI) values > 50th percentile, but < 75th percentile are considered:
a. normal weight. b. at risk for overweight. c. overweight. d. obese. e. morbidly obese.
If a 110-lb nursing woman (50 kg) wants to drink alcohol, how many cans of beer (15 g alcohol/12 oz.) can this woman drink and stay within the Institute of Medicine's alcohol recommendations?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4