What is the recommended adequate intake of total fiber for children between the ages of 4 and 8?
a. 25 g/day
b. 29 g/day
c. 31 g/day
d. 35 g/day
Q. 2Which of the following would NOT be a health topic covered by the School Health Index (SHI) for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and a Tobacco-free Lifestyle?
a. Family planning
b. Safety
c. Asthma
d. Physical activity
e. Tobacco use
Q. 3Equations for estimating energy requirements are based on:
a. gender, age, height, weight, and physical activity.
b. gender, body mass index, and physical activity.
c. age, height, weight, body mass index, and activity level.
d. age, weight, body mass index, activity level, and food intake.
e. standards developed based on age and gender only.
Q. 4Studies show that children of parents who impose authoritarian methods of control on their eating are:
a. likely to have healthy eating habits.
b. less likely to be responsive to energy density.
c. prone to developing fewer eating-related issues.
d. more able to be self sufficient in the kitchen.
e. developing anorexia nervosa in their teen years.
Q. 5The developmental stage of concrete operations is characterized by:
a. being able to focus on several aspects of a situation at the same time.
b. some degree of cause/effect reasoning ability.
c. being able to classify, reclassify, and generalize.
d. the ability to see another's point of view.
e. All of the above
Q. 6In order to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), schools must meet five major requirements. Which of the following would NOT be one of those requirements?
a. Lunches must be based on nutritional standards
b. The programs must be accountable
c. The programs must demonstrate a profit
d. Children who are unable to pay must receive lunches for free or at a reduced price
e. Schools must participate in the commodity program
Q. 7Which of the following would NOT be considered a Healthy People 2020 objective for the Nation?
a. Reduce the proportion of children who are considered obese.
b. Reduce the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least two daily servings of fruit.
c. Increase the proportion of school districts that require regularly scheduled elementary school recess.
d. Prevent inappropriate weight gain in children aged 6-11 years.
e. Increase the proportion of schools that do not sell or offer calorically sweetened beverages to students.
Q. 8A child with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than the 85th percentile, but less than the 95th percentile, is:
a. at a normal weight.
b. at risk of becoming overweight.
c. overweight.
d. obese.
Q. 9Adequate nutrition, especially eating breakfast, has been associated with:
a. improved academic performance.
b. reduced tardiness and absences from school.
c. an increase in childhood obesity.
d. All of the above
e. a and b only