Nutrition in Childhood
Tony is a 9-year-old male whose favorite activity is his video game system. He loves to come home from school and start playing right away. He will usually grab a large bag of potato chips and a soda from the refrigerator and snack while he plays. He will take a break for dinner, but then he heads right back to the game. According to his growth thus far, Tony has always plotted around the 50th percentile for weight and height for age, but lately he has been gaining weight and is now greater than the 95th percentile for weight (Height 52″ Weight 85 pounds). His father is not concerned, reporting that he was the same way at his age but thinned out as he got older.
1. What assessment tools would you use to track Tonys growth?
2. Based on what you know about Tony, do you consider him underweight, normal weight, or overweight?
3. On average, how many calories would Tony need?
4. Describe at least one factor that may influence Tonys diet.
5. What are two recommendations you would tell Tony to decrease the risk of nutrient deficiency based athis current percentile of 95th? How would your recommendations change if he was at the 3rd percentile?
