nutrition through the life cycle final exam | 155 Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+

the process of physically developing from a child to an adult: - puberty t/f: age is a poor indicator of physiologic maturity in adolescence - true SMR definition and explanation - sexual maturity rating, evaluate growth and deveopment, 1=prepubertal, 5=adult when are the needs highest for girls and boys using SMR - girls: 2 boys: 4 what is SMR based on for boys? girls? - genital and pubic hair; breast and pubic hair development do girls or boys have a longer growth period? - boys wt gain in adolescence accounts for ___% of adult wt - 50 short stature is usually due to a genetically late or early initiation of pubery> - late if someone has a low smr do they need more or less calories than someone with a high smr? - less acne is initiated by the influence of _____ on the ________ glands - hormones, sebaceous does a correlation exist between diet and acne? what vits/min are related to it? - no, zinc, a, e 4 nutrients teens consume low amnts of - A C Fe Cahow often do teens eat fast food? - 2-3/wk when is the most important time to get more ca in diet? - adolescence 5 nutrients fast food is low in - Ca, A, riboflavin, folate, fiber % of adolesence who are vegetarians - 4% issue with RDAs for adolesence - dont take into account physical maturity kcal/cm for girl and boy adolesence - 10-19kcal/cm 13-23kcal/cm