NALS Test 3 Questions & Answers 2024

NALS Test 3 Questions & Answers 2024 What age range is considered adolescence? - ANSWERS11 or 12-21 Nutrition requirements are more associated with stage of _________ age than __________age for adolescents. - ANSWERSsexual maturity / biological; chronological Why is nutrition requirements based on sexual maturity problematic when it comes to DRIs? - ANSWERSGrowth rate and body type vary tremendously and the DRIs are expressed in chronological age ranges What gender hits puberty first? - ANSWERSGirls In girls, does physical or cognitive development happen first? - ANSWERSPhysical In boys, does physical or cognitive development happen first? - ANSWERSThey happen at about the same time What comes later in the development of both boys and girls? - ANSWERSPsychosocial development (formation of identity) comes later for both What might later psychosocial development mean for eating habits related to nutrient needs? - ANSWERSInfluence of peers is extremely important until late adolescence, when they really become much more independent thinkers Influences on DRI requirements for adolescents: - ANSWERS-Sexual maturation -Increase in height -Increase weight -Increase skeletal mass -Changes in lean mass and fat mass