NUTRITION 100 EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2025/2026 GRADED A+
exercise while pregnant - 150 minutes/week of moderate intensity aerobic activity
Supplements during pregnancy - Iron
folate
vitamin A
Iron during pregnancy - Deficiency - preterm delivery, LBW, fetal death
- can cause decreased appetite, nausea, constipation
Folate pregnancy - improved fertility
vitamin A during pregnancy - increases 10% of need not necessary, high dose -
- can be toxic to the fetus
RDA for protein during pregnancy - additional 25 gm/day
Calculate protein for pregnancy - 0.8g/kg body weight + 25
Carbs during pregnancy - increases 175 gm/day
Omega-6/Omega-3 pregnancy - omega-6 = 13 g/day
omega-3 = 1.4g/day
cals from fat during pregnancy - 33% of cals from fat
Common problems in pregnancy - constipation
heartburn
gestational diabetes
pregnancy induced hypertension
eclampsia
pre-eclampsia
fetal alchohol syndrome
caffeine consumption
Pica: craving non-food items
Obesity and related problems
Gestational Diabetes - Hormones synthesized by placenta decrease action of insulin
(4% of pregnancies)
Eclampsia (serve form) - high levels of protein, seizers
Pre-Eclampsia (mild form) - protein in urine
, Women, Infants, and children program (WIC) - supplemental food program
Breast feeding vs. Formula - Breast feeding is better
How long do you breastfeed solely? - first 6 months of life
Colostrum - - thick-yellow fluid produced during late pregnancy
- provides protection to infant against infections
infant sucking stimulates _____ prom pituitary gland - prolactin
stimulates ability to make milk - prolactin hormone
"Let-Down" - brain releases hormone oxytocin
Highest at risk groups for food borne illnesses - infants and children, older adults, those
with liver disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, cancer, pregnant women, people taking
immunosuppressant agents
"danger zone" for storing foods - 41 F - 135 F
foods stored at this temp for longer than 2 hours will be at risk
Salmonella - raw eggs, poultry, unprocessed dairy
E. Coli - ground beed - bloody diarrhea, kidney failure, death
Listeria Monocytogenes - raw milk, unpasteurized cheese, ready to eat meats
Campylobacter Jejuni - in raw poultry and eggs, causes fever and diarrhea
Clostridium Botulism - canned goods
Botulism - disease caused by toxins from bacteria
energy requirement for 6 month old child - about 700 kcal/day
infancy is the period of life where ____________ - it require the most energy per unit of
body weight
growth spurts for toddlers and preschool - 4.5 - 6.6 lb, 3 - 4 inches per year
Ages of largest growth spurts - 10 - 13 in girls
12 - 15 in boys
childhood overweight and obesity percentiles - overweight: 85th - 95th percentile
obese: greater than the 95th percentile
2025/2026 GRADED A+
exercise while pregnant - 150 minutes/week of moderate intensity aerobic activity
Supplements during pregnancy - Iron
folate
vitamin A
Iron during pregnancy - Deficiency - preterm delivery, LBW, fetal death
- can cause decreased appetite, nausea, constipation
Folate pregnancy - improved fertility
vitamin A during pregnancy - increases 10% of need not necessary, high dose -
- can be toxic to the fetus
RDA for protein during pregnancy - additional 25 gm/day
Calculate protein for pregnancy - 0.8g/kg body weight + 25
Carbs during pregnancy - increases 175 gm/day
Omega-6/Omega-3 pregnancy - omega-6 = 13 g/day
omega-3 = 1.4g/day
cals from fat during pregnancy - 33% of cals from fat
Common problems in pregnancy - constipation
heartburn
gestational diabetes
pregnancy induced hypertension
eclampsia
pre-eclampsia
fetal alchohol syndrome
caffeine consumption
Pica: craving non-food items
Obesity and related problems
Gestational Diabetes - Hormones synthesized by placenta decrease action of insulin
(4% of pregnancies)
Eclampsia (serve form) - high levels of protein, seizers
Pre-Eclampsia (mild form) - protein in urine
, Women, Infants, and children program (WIC) - supplemental food program
Breast feeding vs. Formula - Breast feeding is better
How long do you breastfeed solely? - first 6 months of life
Colostrum - - thick-yellow fluid produced during late pregnancy
- provides protection to infant against infections
infant sucking stimulates _____ prom pituitary gland - prolactin
stimulates ability to make milk - prolactin hormone
"Let-Down" - brain releases hormone oxytocin
Highest at risk groups for food borne illnesses - infants and children, older adults, those
with liver disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, cancer, pregnant women, people taking
immunosuppressant agents
"danger zone" for storing foods - 41 F - 135 F
foods stored at this temp for longer than 2 hours will be at risk
Salmonella - raw eggs, poultry, unprocessed dairy
E. Coli - ground beed - bloody diarrhea, kidney failure, death
Listeria Monocytogenes - raw milk, unpasteurized cheese, ready to eat meats
Campylobacter Jejuni - in raw poultry and eggs, causes fever and diarrhea
Clostridium Botulism - canned goods
Botulism - disease caused by toxins from bacteria
energy requirement for 6 month old child - about 700 kcal/day
infancy is the period of life where ____________ - it require the most energy per unit of
body weight
growth spurts for toddlers and preschool - 4.5 - 6.6 lb, 3 - 4 inches per year
Ages of largest growth spurts - 10 - 13 in girls
12 - 15 in boys
childhood overweight and obesity percentiles - overweight: 85th - 95th percentile
obese: greater than the 95th percentile
