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Nurs 299 NUTR AND GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE SOLUTIONS
Purpose of Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 and key recommendations - Ans:✔✔-Promote
Nutrients, health
5 key recommendations, eating pattern, variety, nutrient density, reduce sodium and sugar, support
eating patterns for all
Diet and cancer prevention/ Diet to reduce chronic disease - Ans:✔✔-reduce fat and sodium in the diet.
2/3 of plate for fruit and vegetables, 1/3 plate of fat, limit alcohol and diet low in total fat. Increase
fibrous foods . 2 cups of fruits, and 2.5 cups of vegetables. PER DAY.
Type-2 diabetes risk factors & exercise include - Ans:✔✔-Obese, Sedentary lifestyle, babies > 9 lbs at
birth, (impaired fasting glucose), age > 45, personal history of gestational diabetes, high BP and ^ LDL
and low HDLs; prediabetes
SNAP (supplemental nutrition assistance program "food stamps") - Ans:✔✔-monthly allotment to help
low-income families buy nutritious food.
NSLP (national school lunch program) - Ans:✔✔-help schools provide balanced, low-cost/free lunches.
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WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) - Ans:✔✔-a program that provides help for nutrition and health care
to low-income PREGNANT women, infants, and children up to age 5
Obesity in children - Ans:✔✔-Rates of obese children increased substantially in the US over 30 years
1980 = 6% obese children
2010 = 17% obese children
trends of obesity in children - Ans:✔✔-internet usage, video game usage, an epidemic, decrease in
physical activity. > 3 hrs a day. 80% percentile for obese children. Life expectancy is lower because of this
for current generation of children.
Heart disease AKA CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) - Ans:✔✔-CVD - the leading cause of death in the
US
1/4 Population has CVD
overarching group of diseases related to the cardiovascular system
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
hypertension (HTN),
peripheral artery disease
heart failure
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