EXSS2026 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Skin Cancer, Homocysteine, Intrinsic Factor
22 Aug 2018
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0-6 months: promote healthy growth in infancy, breast milk is best (provides all nutrients needed for first 6 months of life, exposure to different flavours/tastes; start with veggies/puree diet etc. and slowly increase. Consider alison, a 3yr old toddler, what do you think are the nutrition issues in her diet (if any). Increase dairy = increase energy intake (overweight, iron deficiency, anaemia) = lethargic, pale, constipation (fruit, but low veggies: lots of cho, grains & calcium (dairy, not much fruit, veggies, protein or fat* Morning tea: 200ml fruit juice and arrowroot biscuit and toddler dried fruit product (see example) Lunch: peanut butter sandwich, banana, 350ml milk (from bottle) Dinner : pasta with white sauce and grated cheese; cooked carrot (2 sticks), tub yoghurt; milk before bed. Iron is higher in females than males (menstruation: zinc is higher in males than females (semen production, ca+ is important for adolescent growth.
