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True
True or False: Poor nutrition may contribute to illness, poor growth, poor wound healing, behavior problems, and poor grades in school-aged children.
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False.
True or False: There is not enough caffeine in most drinks (coffee, tea, cola, "energy drinks") to make a breastfeeding baby fussy or stay awake.
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True
True or False: Liver from caribou, moose, walrus, ling cod, and tom cod are high in Vitamins A and D.
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High blood pressure, edema, liver or kidney disease, heart failure.
List one health problem that can be caused or worsened by too much salt.
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True
True or False: Many adults do not get enough vitamin A, C, D, calcium, and iron.
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True
True or False: Smoking lowers the amount of breast milk you can make.
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Vitamin A, Potassium.
Name one vitamin or mineral found in fiddlehead fern shoots.
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Vitamin C
Low iron can cause anemia. Iron is absorbed best if it is taken with which Vitamin?
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False, not until 1 year old. Breast milk and formula have more iron than milk which is important for growing baby. Eggs too early can increase allergy risk.
You can give egg white and whole milk to babies at 6 months.
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False, the recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding are the same.
The recommended daily amounts to eat in pregnancy are: 7 oz total grains (3.5+ oz whole grains), 3 cups vegetables, 2 cups fruits, 3 cups milk, 6 oz lean meats, fish, beans.
True or False: These amounts are higher than what is required when breastfeeding. |
Iron
Clams, cockles, seal meat, moose, caribou, beaver, young willow leaves, young fireweed leaves are all high in which mineral?
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Caffeine
Reducing this substance may be recommended for patients with heartburn, trouble sleeping, urinary incontinence, anxiety, or abnormal heart rate.
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1. Not enough money for food.
2. Cannot cook for themselves 3. Have problems with teeth/dentures/no teeth 4. Live alone
List 3 reasons why Elders may have trouble eating the right foods.
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500 calories
Making milk takes a lot of energy, up to how many extra calories every day?
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Vitamin C
Sourdock, rosehips, young willow leaves, lowbush cranberries and salmonberries, young fireweed leaves are all high in which vitamin?
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Dried fruits, beans, nuts. Vegetables, fruits, whole grains.
List 3 foods high in fiber.
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16 years old.
Fluoride should be started at 6 months and should be continued until what age?
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Oatmeal and fortified cereals
Beans and Lentils Orange Juice Dark leafy vegetables like spinach
Folic Acid is important to have especially in the first 3 months of pregnancy. List 4 foods high in Folic Acid.
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Bony fish, beach asparagus, dried seaweed, young willow leaves, herring egg on kelp, fish head soup, blackfish, smelt, clams, chiton.
List 3 Native Foods high in Calcium
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Fat
Excess sugar is stored in the body as ___________?
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