Question

Search and review at least 3 websites which discuss nutrition and how it relates to different stages in life. For example, find websites that describe what the early stages in life require for healthy eating. Do the same for adolescent, teen, young adult, adult, and older adult stages of life. You must review at least 3 websites and 3 different stages of life as the two relate.

pretty much what types of food should a person at each stage of their life eat in order to be healthy. Use websites to back up your information

Answer 1

1 website

www.open.edu/

nutritional requirements in infancy and adolescents

Rapid growing age groups require higher intake of macro and micronutrients than other age groups. Higher intake of proteins and carbs is required for proper growth. Minerals like calcium, phosphorus and zinc is also required.

Adults

Males require vitamins and females require iron.

Old age

Require less energy. Vitamin D is required as bones become weak.

2 website

www.betterhealth.vic.guv.au

babies

should be breast fed.

As they grow they require zinc and iron for proper growth.

Children

Give them proper amount of carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins.

Elderly

eat foods with more nutrients than energy like fish , liver etc.

3 website

nutrition guide.pcrm.org

infancy

increased requirements of energy giving foods.

elderly

increased requirements of vitamin D

Decreased requirements of iron and energy.