What is the average weight for a healthy newborn in the United States (with an average height of
18 to 22 inches long)? correct answers 7-1/2 pounds
A normal-weight woman should gain approximately how many pounds during pregnancy?
correct answers 25 to 35
Good sources of riboflavin include correct answers Milk, meats, and green vegetables
Which of the following is NOT a factor that indicates an infant is ready to accept solid foods?
correct answers The infant has high stores of iron.
Which of the following statements does NOT describe water-soluble vitamins? correct answers
Water soluble vitamins are stored in large amounts in the body
Milk that is low in fat and produced first in a nursing session is known as correct answers
foremilk
Matt has just been diagnosed with hypertension, and his physician has instructed him to reduces
his sodium intake. Which of the following would be good advice for Matt? correct answers
Snack on fresh fruits and vegetables instead of salty snacks
The fluid portion of the blood is called correct answers plasma
What is the most common nutrient deficiency, worldwide? correct answers Iron deficiency
Which of the following explains why folate is critical to the health of a newly conceived
embryo? correct answers Folate is needed for proper cell division
What is the primary reason we sweat? correct answers to regulate body temperature
, Which of the following do sodium and potassium NOT have in common? correct answers Rich
sources of both include fresh foods, such as bananas, cantaloupe, and potatoes.
A major dietary source of iodine worldwide is correct answers iodized table salt
Which of the following is the BEST source of thiamin? correct answers whole and enriched
cereals and grains
Vitamin K deficiencies are rare because correct answers Intestinal bacteria produce vitamin K
On average, which of the following individuals would have the highest percentage of body
water? correct answers 35-year-old lean man
Up to what percentage of an adult's healthy body weight is fluid? correct answers 50-70
Moderate intake of alcohol for women is defined as up to how many drinks per day? correct
answers one
The majority of dietary chloride is consumed from correct answers table salt
Consuming vitamin C enhances the body's absorption of which mineral? correct answers iron
Most of a pregnant woman's nutrient needs can be met by consuming a healthful, balanced diet,
except for which specific nutrient? correct answers iron
High concentrations of homocysteine in the blood are associated with the development of correct
answers heart disease