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What’s Your Nutrition IQ?

What’s Your Nutrition IQ?. Stephen W. Ponder MD, FAAP, CDE Pediatric Endocrinologist Driscoll Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi, Texas. Obesity:. Type 2 Diabetes: The “ Family Disease ” of the 21 st Century. …YET. = does NOT have T2DM. Obesity results in higher rates of….

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What’s Your Nutrition IQ?

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  1. What’s Your Nutrition IQ? Stephen W. Ponder MD, FAAP, CDE Pediatric Endocrinologist Driscoll Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi, Texas

  2. Obesity: Type 2 Diabetes: The “Family Disease” of the 21st Century …YET = does NOT have T2DM

  3. Obesity results in higher rates of… Depression/anxiety Stroke Sleep apnea High cholesterol Asthma Heart attack Hypertension Type 2 diabetes School absenteeism Kidney failure Liver failure Cancer Gallbladder disease immunity Bone/joint problems Polycystic ovary disease (girls)

  4. “Profile” of the typical overweight child • Began gaining weight between ages 3-5 years • Frequent fast food consumer • Drinks most of his/her excess calories • May skip one or more meals each day, then start to graze • Watches 4 or more hours of TV each day • Tall for age (above the 50%tile)

  5. Quiz Rules • 16 questions • 15-20 seconds to answer • Answers are given after each question • Score your own “Nutritional IQ” at the end

  6. Question 1 The size of a newborn baby’s stomach is EQUAL TO WHAT? • Acorn • Walnut • Tennis ball • Softball

  7. Question 2 True or False: Breast fed infants are leaner (less overweight) compared to formula (bottle) fed babies • True • False • I don’t know

  8. Stomach size (in cc’s) by age Softball (900 ml) 3 oz bottles (90 ml) 6 oz bottles (180 ml) Walnut (45-60 ml) Baby’s fist (22-27 ml) Acorn (5-7 ml)

  9. Question 3 True or False: babies weighing over 9 pounds at birth have a higher chance of becoming and staying overweight in childhood • True • False • I don’t know

  10. Question 4 A single serving of fruit juice is:? • 4 ounces • 8 ounces • 12 ounces • 16 ounces • I don’t know

  11. Question 5 Which of the following is the most commonly eaten vegetable in American toddlers? • Green beans • Carrots • Broccoli • French fries • I don’t know ? ? ?

  12. Question 6 How many times should a toddler be offered a new vegetable food choice BEFORE giving up? • 3 times • 8 times • 15 times • 24 times • I don’t know

  13. Question 7 What percentage of American children have TV sets in their bedrooms? The average child sees ~40,000 FOOD ADS each year on TV • 15% • 25% • 40% • 65% • 75%

  14. Question 8 How many hours does the typical child watch television each day? • 2 hours • 4 hours • 6 hours • 8 hours • I don’t know

  15. Question 9 True or False: 12 ounces of regular Sprite has the same calories as 12 ounces of Coca cola • True • False • I don’t know

  16. Question 10 If a person (or child) drinks one 12 ounce Regular soda pop each day, how many EXTRA POUNDS will be gained each year? • 4 pounds • 8 pounds • 16 pounds • 24 pounds • I don’t know

  17. Question 11 The term “sugar free” on a food label or advertisement refers to which of the following ONLY? • Lactose • Fructose • Sucrose • Glucose • I don’t know

  18. Question 12 What percent of teenage girls get the minimum recommended amount (RDA) of calcium in their everyday diets? • 3% • 13% • 33% • 43% • I don’t know

  19. Question 13 There is as much fat in a Whopper with cheese and King fries as in which of the following? • 1 cup olive oil • 1 stick butter • ¾ cup bacon grease • ¾ cup cream cheese • I don’t know

  20. $ spent on fast food in the U.S. using credit cards $37.0 $22.2 Billions $12.9 $6.1 $3.7 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 www.foodfacts.info/blog

  21. Question 14 A pound of fat is equal to HOW MANY EXTRA calories? • 1575 • 2000 • 3500 • 5300 • I don’t know

  22. Question 15 True or False: A McDonald’s Hamburger Happy Meal (burger, fries and soda) in 2004 would be equal to an adult meal portion served by McDonald’s in 1971. • True • False • I don’t know

  23. Question 16 True or False: Obese boys develop (mature their bodies) faster than lean boys. • True • False • I don’t know

  24. Now…grade your answers! • 15-16 correct: Food Genius • 12-14 correct: Nutritionally-gifted • 9 - 11correct: Average American • 6 - 8 correct: Nutritionally-challenged • 5 or less: Weighed lately?

  25. wed-ge-di (Meskwaki for “thanks”)

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