NUTR100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Saturated Fat, Childhood Obesity, Allergen
13 Jun 2018
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Chapter 15 Nutrition from Infancy to Adolescence
- Found Canadian children and youth are not as healthy as they could be
o Saturated fat and sodium intake are higher than desirable
o 20% of children 30% of adolescents consume excess calories
o nutrients in concern are potassium, fibre, calcium, vitamin A, magnesium, folate,
iron, zinc, vitamins B6/12
- Canadian Helathy Eating Index: maximum score of 100, the closer an individual comes to
eating like the food guide, the higher the index
o ¼ of adolescents score less than 50
- 20% of children and 40% of adolescents consume fast food
o fitness levels have declined
o proportion of obese or overweight children has double since 1978
- High kcalorie, high saturate fat diets combined with low activity lifestyles can lead to the
following
o Obesity, type 2 diabetes, elevated serum cholesterol, heart disease,
hypertension
o Discrimination, rejected, poor mental health
- Children learn by example, eating and exercise habits develop during childhood
- Normal growth is the best measurement of good nutrition
- Growth is significant in first year of life, slows after this until adolescence
o Affected by genetic, environmental and lifestyle
- During adolescents is almost as significant as the 1st year
- Recommended nutrient intakes the same for males and females until the age of 9
- Largeset macronutrient change in children is fat
o 40-55% of kcals as infants
o 30-40% for 1-3 years
o 25-35% for 4-18 years
o carb intake looks similar to adults
o diets of children must provide essential fatty acids, low in cholesterol, saturated
and trans fats
o an intake of 14g of fibre per 1000Calories reduces risk of heart disease
- Labeling for young children is different
- Infants
o First food offered is iron containing cereal
o Then pureed vegetables and fruits
o Milk products, fluid ilk should’t e itrodued efore oths
o No egg whites until 1 year
- Food allergies: more common in infants than adults
o Immature digestive tract allows undigested proteins through
o Exposure to an allergen for the first time causes the immune system to produce
antibodies to that allergen
o Symptoms include sneezing, rash, eczema, hives, cramps, aches, vomitin,
asthma, diarrhea
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Document Summary
Canadian helathy eating index: maximum score of 100, the closer an individual comes to eating like the food guide, the higher the index: of adolescents score less than 50. 20% of children and 40% of adolescents consume fast food fitness levels have declined: proportion of obese or overweight children has double since 1978. High kcalorie, high saturate fat diets combined with low activity lifestyles can lead to the following: obesity, type 2 diabetes, elevated serum cholesterol, heart disease, hypertension, discrimination, rejected, poor mental health. Children learn by example, eating and exercise habits develop during childhood. Normal growth is the best measurement of good nutrition. Growth is significant in first year of life, slows after this until adolescence: affected by genetic, environmental and lifestyle. During adolescents is almost as significant as the 1st year. Recommended nutrient intakes the same for males and females until the age of 9.
