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Healthy pregnancy factors: |
During the the critical times of development in pregnancy on the fetus, malnutrition is an irreversible impairment of development of an organ. Need 25 grams of protein above pre-pregnancy needs. |
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6 months |
The desirable time to begin feeding infants iron-fortified cereals. |
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Safe eating for infants include: |
Breast milk is ideal even if mother has a cold. If you make baby food at home, puree small amount before seasons are added. Wait until 2 years old to have skim milk. Introduce new foods one at a time to help identify allergic reactions. |
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Food insecurity |
Not knowing if you will have enough money to buy food. The primary cause of hunger is poverty. |
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Child eating behaviors |
Children like mild flavors. School lunch provides 1/3 of recommended intake. If a child drinks cola and not milk, they will need a high calcium food such as cheese. Introduce new food beginning of meal when child in hungry. |
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Aging components of eating |
Tooth loss, gum disease, and reduced stomach acid are changes that occur. 5% reduction in energy output per decade after age 50. Vitamin A absorption increases in aged population. |
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Choking hazards |
Hot dogs, popcorn, and marshmallows. Encourage child to sit while eating to avoid choking. |
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Food neophobia |
Fear of new foods. |
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40% |
Amount of food wasted by the US each year. |
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RUTF |
Ready to use therapeutic food to reverse weight loss in malnourished children. |
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Gleaning |
Food recovery in farmers fields |
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Fluoride treatments |
Helps to prevents dental caries. |
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CAFO |
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations |
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Teen eating patterns |
Skip breakfast and increased intake of low nutrient foods. Beverages like Mountain Dew and Red Bull have high caffeine. |
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Acne |
Worsened by stress. |
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78 years old |
Average US life expectancy. |
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Alcohol consumption while pregnant |
Alcohol crosses the placenta, slows cell division and limits oxygen to fetus. |
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Predictors of malnutrition is elderly |
Presence of disease and multiple medications. Also thirst mechanism is not working as efficiently. |
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Refeeding Syndrome |
Reintroducing foods to starving people to quickly can cause a serious condition of electrolyte imbalances heart or respiratory failure, and even death. |
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Minimally packaged items |
Help environment. |
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SNAP |
Use debit card to purchase vegetables and milk. |
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Eat low on the food chain |
Eat less beef and eat more foods derived from plants. |
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Reduce world's food problem |
Reduce energy and food waste and arrest environmental degradation. |
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Anaphylactic shock |
Occurs from food allergy. |
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Vitamin A deficiency |
Blindness in world's young children. |
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450 calories |
Amount of calories to increase per day during third trimester. |
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Herbal supplements |
Do not cure Alzheimer's disease. |
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Preeclampsia |
High blood pressure, edema, protein in urine. |
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
Drinking alcohol while pregnant threatens fetus with irreversible brain damages, growth and mental retardation, facial and vision abnormalities, and health problems. |
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Feeding Solid Foods |
Does not make the baby sleep through the night. |
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Common Food Allergens |
Milk, eggs, wheat, fish, soy, peanuts, shellfish, tree nuts. |
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Colostrum |
Provides immune factors - IgA antibodies. |
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Benefits of breastfeeding |
Provides all the nutrients a healthy infant needs, conveys immune factors protecting baby from infection, easily and completely digested. |
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Obesity and malnutrition |
Poor individuals with uncertainty about future food may overeat when food is available and cheep food is high in calories and low in nutrients. |
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ORT |
Oral Rehydration Therapy, first step to save starving child. |
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Agriculture standardized species of plants |
It destroys the diversity of plant species. |
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Symptoms of Allergic Response |
Difficulty breathing, tingling and swelling sensation in mouth and throat, itching around mouth, hives, loss of consciousness, death. |
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Epiphyseal plate |
Thick, cartridge layer that forms new cells that are eventually calcified, lengthening the bone. |
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Nursing Bottle Syndrome |
Teeth become small and rotted away. |
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Gestational Diabetes |
High blood glucose levels, resolves after infant is born. |