HPED 2507 Lecture 20: Lifecycle Nutrition
6 Oct 2016
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Lifecycle nutrition: zygote <1 week old newly fertilized ovum. Size: about the size of a . : embryo (8 weeks) central nervous system (cns) beating heart, digestive system fingers and toes beginning facial features. Weight 30g - 3500g placenta highly vascularised: newborn. A normal lightweight baby (7 lb 11 oz 8 lbs 13 oz) Table 13. 1 factors placing pregnant women at nutritional risk. Increase likelihood of a low birth weight baby. 40 x more likely to die in the first year of life. Critical periods: various time intervals during which cells of a tissue or organ are genetically programmed to multiply. An inadequate/excessive supply of energy or nutrients during pregnancy can increase child"s susceptibility of to a variety of disorders later in life. These disorders include: heart disease, stroke g, diabetes, obesity, hypertension f. h. Do not drink alcoholic beverages: irreversible brain damage, growth & mental retardation, facial & visual abnormalities, more than 40 known health problems, permanent.
