What nutrient forms a soft, easily digestible curd in the baby's stomach?
a. Copper
b. Vitamin K
c. Whey
d. Casein
e. Iron
Q. 2The 2002 DRI for lactating women is _____ additional calories per day during the first 6 months with a 0.8 kg per month weight loss.
a. 200
b. 330
c. 500
d. 650
e. unlimited
Q. 3It is recommended that women allow infants to drain one breast completely before offering the other breast primarily because:
a. this allows them to get more foremilk, which may decrease incidence of diarrhea and prevent colic.
b. this allows them to get both foremilk and hindmilk, which may decrease incidence of diarrhea.
d. this prevents excess gas from forming.
Q. 4What fat-soluble vitamin is given to infants at birth?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin E
d. Vitamin K
Q. 5Because human infants grow at a relatively slow rate, the mineral content of human milk is _____ that of other animals who grow faster.
a. lower than
b. higher than
c. equal to
d. half of
Q. 6Protein content in human milk is affected by the _____.
a. age of the infant
b. amount of protein in the mother's diet
c. hormone variation in the mother
d. All of the above
e. a and c only
Q. 7The major class of protein found in mature human milk is:
a. whey.
b. casein.
c. lactose.
d. maltose.
e. colostrum.
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