Foods and Nutrition 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Retina, Soy Milk, Sugar Alcohol

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Rod Martin

Document Summary

Pregnancy: impact of nutrition on the future: all people need the same nutrients, but in different amounts as we move through life. Indicator of poor nutrition status of mother before &/or during pregnancy; In uenced by: food intake, heredity, disease conditions, smoking, alcohol use & drug abuse. Premature infants born early, but right size for gestational age. Sga babies small for gestational age; small for date; may/may not be premature: both predictor of health problems in infant. High risks of mortality (40x in 1st y); High risk for chronic diseases in later life. Overweight/obese woman: strive for healthy weight before pregnancy (minimize medical risks for would-be mother & her future child) Infant large, even if born prematurely; so special medical care needs not given or recognized. Before pregnancy (man: need for a healthy sperm (provides half of child"s inheritance) Limited evidence of low fertility or genetic material damage due to : Smoking: environmental tobacco smoke (ets, second-hand smoke) affects fetus.