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WorksheetsNutrition in society
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
About 16 million American children are faced with a lack of consistent dependable food supply of safe and nutritious food called__________ ( page 540)
Food inadequacy
Food hunger
Food insecurity
Food lackage
Skeletal growth continues until there is closure of ________ ( page 541)
Puberty
Hormone releasing factor (HRT)
Thalamus gland
Epiphyseal plate
There is a push to get children more active. Physical activity guidelines recommend _________ days per week for at least___ hour each day. (page 548)
3:1
4:2
3:2
3; 0.5
The fastest growing U.S. population subgroup is_______ (page 549)
12-21 years old -Adolescence
21-40 years old young adult
40-65 years old- middle age
85 years and older
Damage to the macula portion of the retina that enables us not to be able to see through the center of the visual field is referred to as_____ (page 556)
Cataract
Macular degeneration
Retinal detachment
Myopia
The use of 5 of more prescriptions at any given time. 40% of Americans aged 65 and older is called__________ (page 557)
Multiple drug affirmation
Pharmaceutical
Drug multiplicity
Polypharmacy
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Is also known as ________ . This USDA program provides food assistance for low-income households. (page 558)
food assistance
food stamps
welfare
food delivery
Underweight in older adults is a BMI less than 18.5 Gerontologist have identified the "nine D's" account for geriatric weight losses. Select all that are among the nine D'S (page 555)
diarrhea
disease
degeneration
dementia
delusional
The leading food source of both calcium and vitamin D
milk
eggs
cheese
chicken
Vitamin A and _________ effectively control severe forms of acne
retinol
accutane
B-vitamins
iron
