To encourage healthy eating in a child, parents should
A. reward good behaviors with food.
B. create separate meal times for adults and children in the household.
C. encourage snacking on nutrient-dense foods.
D. force a child to try a new food each week.
Q. 2The major concern about early consumption of cow, goat, or soy milk or fruit juices during infancy is that
A. these fluids may displace the intake of iron-containing foods or formula.
B. these fluids are too iron rich.
C. the baby may refuse breast milk or formula.
D. these fluids may inhibit the growth of teeth.
Q. 3Because iron stores begin to decline at 4 to 6 months of age, it is recommended that
A. infants be fed complementary foods mixed with cow milk.
B. infants continue to be exclusively breastfed until their iron stores are adequate.
C. infants being breastfed switch to formula feeding.
D. infants consume iron-rich complementary foods.
Q. 4If a child is in the 25th percentile for weight according to the growth chart, that means that the baby
A. weighs more than 75 of the reference population of infants.
B. weighs more than 25 of the reference population of infants.
C. weighs less than 25 of the reference population of infants.
Q. 5Breastfeeding shortly after birth is beneficial for the mother because it
A. initiates menstruation quickly after birth.
B. stimulates the uterus to contract and return to its pre-pregnancy size.
C. maintains the weight gain experienced during pregnancy to support milk production.
D. results in 100 protection against getting pregnant until the termination of breastfeeding.
Q. 6Breast milk production is largely driven by the demands of the baby. Therefore, the reason that women generally produce less milk after the baby is 6 months old is that
A. babies are typically also consuming complementary foods at 6 months of age and require less milk to meet nutrient needs.
B. cells in the alveolus become less responsive to prolactin after 6 months of lactation.
C. oxytocin levels become high after 4 months, which results in greater milk losses than the production can keep up with.
D. according to recommendations, babies are no longer breastfeeding at 6 months of age so milk production stops because the baby is now eating only complementary foods.
Q. 7The reason(s) that recommendations for calcium intake do not change for the mother during pregnancy is (are)
A. that although the mother excretes more calcium than usual, she also absorbs more than usual.
B. that calcium absorption is increased and calcium excretion is reduced in a pregnant woman.
C. that calcification of bone in the fetus occurs mainly after birth.
D. that fetal requirements for calcium are actually quite small.
Q. 8Fish consumption is encouraged during pregnancy because of the importance of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA in _____ development; however, the FDA and EPA advise against consumption of fish likely to contain high levels of _____.
A. fetal brain development; lead
B. fetal bone development; arsenic
C. fetal brain development; mercury
D. fetal bone development; mercury
Q. 9Low-birth-weight babies
A. are always born prematurely.
B. are defined as weighing less than 8 pounds at birth.
C. are at increased risk for early death (within the first year of life).
D. are at reduced risk for developing chronic diseases later in life.
Q. 10The placenta is required for all of the following functions except:
A. delivery of oxygen from the mother to the fetus.
B. delivery of nutrients from the mother to the fetus.
C. delivery of nutrients from the fetus to the mother
D. delivery of waste from the fetus to the mother.
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