Manufactured source of nutrition for infants. Fortified and enriched with vitamins and minerals to help promote good health.
Production of breast milk.
Common in infancy and childhood. Can be found in formula.
Regulates body temperature, lubricates joints, hydrates the body, deliver nutrients throughout the body, and flush waste out of the body.
The beginning of puberty.
#1 recommended source of nutrition for newborns. Providing vital vitamins, minerals, and antibodies needed to promote good health.
Rapid growth and development, dramatic physical changes, large increase in caloric needs and nutrition. Carbs and protein are most important.
A mother's "first milk". Full of nutrients and antibodies to help the baby fight off disease and other bacteria.
Certified medical doctor who specializes in care for infancy - teenage years.
More development occurs during this stage such as learning how to interact with others, emotional development, physical, and developing good eating habits. Caloric and nutritional needs increase due to more activity.
Good nutrition plays a major role in wellness and disease prevention. Caloric needs decrease and demands from work and family leave less time for exercise and nutritionally balanced meals.
Developing baby. Dependent on mother for all nutritional needs.
Cushions and protects vital organs and skeletal system. Promotes healthy skin and hair.
Disease causing bones to become soft and brittle. Occurs primarily during older adulthood into elderly years.
All stages of growth and development throughout life.
Friendships blossom, team play is encouraged, peer pressure develops, and an increase in calories is needed. Grammar school begins.
Occurs between the age 9-13. During this stage there are growth spurts, hormonal changes, body development, and voice changes.