Title: Compare nutrient requirements across the life span.
Course: Food Science and Dietetics (19254) > Section: Exploring Diet and Nutrition Fundamentals

Comparison should include the nutritional needs at the following stages of life:

- Newborn/infant (first year)
- Young childhood (1–6)
- Middle childhood (6–12)
- Adolescence (12–18)
- Early adulthood (18–30)
- Pregnancy
- Middle age (30–60)
- Older adulthood (over 60)

Comparison should also include the additional nutritional needs of persons at each stage of life according to various levels of physical activity.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What factors determine nutritional needs at various stages of life?
- What nutrition-related problems may arise at different stages of life?

Communication

- How can we understand and evaluate nutritional needs throughout the life span?
- What do we need to know in order to understand the relationship between lifestyle and health/wellness across the life span?

Leadership

- What strategies would bring about positive change in lifestyle for family members?
- What guidelines promote healthy lifestyles across the life span?

Management

- What steps should family members take to establish goals to meet the nutritional needs of family members at different stages of life?
- What resources impact a family’s ability to meet the nutritional needs of family members?