Understanding Growth and Nutrition

What is Stunted Growth?

• A child who weighs less than what is healthy for their age and height.

• A child who is shorter than most children of the same age.

• A child who weighs more than what is healthy for their age and height.

Which of the following is a common cause of Stunted Growth?

• Eating too many unhealthy foods.

• Poor nutrition during early childhood.

• Cleaning ears too deeply with cotton swabs.

What can cause the condition of being Underweight?

• Eating too much food.

• Sickness, poor appetite, or not eating enough nutritious food.

• Playing too many video games.

What often causes the condition of being Overweight?

• Eating nutritious food every day.

• Lack of physical activity and eating too many unhealthy foods.

• Getting enough sleep.

What is a common cause of Impacted Cerumen (Earwax Buildup)?

• Trapped water after swimming.

• Cleaning too deeply with cotton swabs.

• A cold or respiratory illness.

What is the condition called if someone has an infection of the outer ear canal, often due to water trapped after swimming?

• Middle Ear Infection.

• Impacted Cerumen.

• Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa).

What are common symptoms of Otitis Media (Middle Ear Infection)?

• Dry, itchy eyes and difficulty seeing in the dark.

• Ear pain, fever, and difficulty hearing.

• Muffled hearing and fullness in the ear.

What vision issue does Alex most likely have if he can see things up close clearly, but objects far away appear blurry?

• Hyperopia (Farsightedness).

• Myopia (Nearsightedness).

• Strabismus (Crossed Eyes).

What vision issue does Chloe most likely have if she can see things far away clearly, but has trouble reading a book close up?

• Myopia (Nearsightedness).

• Hyperopia (Farsightedness).

• Xerophthalmia (Dry Eyes).

This problem is often caused by a lack of which vitamin if Mia's eyes feel dry and itchy, and she has difficulty seeing when it's dark?

• Vitamin C.

• Vitamin D.

• Vitamin A.