Child and Adolescent Nutrition

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Child and Adolescent Nutrition

• FCS 3151
• M. Burns

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Healthy Eating Index

• A summary measure of the quality of ones diet.
• Compares diet to FGP and Dietary Guidelines for
  Americans
• Factors in total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol,
  sodium
• www.cnpp.usda.gov

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Healthy People 2010 Children

• Focus areas
• Undernutrition/Growth Retardation
• Iron deficiency
• Dental caries
• High blood cholesterol
• Blood lead level

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Children with Special Needs

• Limited ability to participate in school, play,
  and social activities
• Require interdisciplinary evaluation
• Dietary and medical histories, anthropometric
  measurements, clinical and feeding assessments
• See Table 9-3

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Healthy People 2010 Adolescents

• Includes ages 10-18 in girls, 12-20 in boys
• Nutrition-related problems undernutrition, low
  calcium intake, iron-deficiency anemia, high
  blood cholesterol, dental caries, eating
  disorders, overweight/obesity

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Childhood Obesity

• Overweight
• At risk for overweight
• Potential causes
• Possible complications
• Necessary actions

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Nutrition Programs Child Adolescent

• National School Lunch Program
• School Breakfast Program
• After-school snack Program
• Special Milk Program
• Summer Food Service Program

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Other USDA Food Assistance Programs

• Child and Adult Care
• Commodity Supplemental
• Emergency Food Assistance
• Soup Kitchens
• Food Pantries

• Food Stamps
• Homeless Children Nutrition
• WIC
• WIC Farmers Market

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Next Time

• April 1 Agency field trip to Headstart
• Program Paper due
• April 3 No Class