PSYC 2250 Lecture 23: Lecture 23
19 May 2017
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Sleep associated with attention, concentraton, behavior, obesity, and depression. Babies have twice the energy needs that adults do: 40% of babies calorie intake goes towards growth. 75% of canadian women breast feed, but half stop after a few months affects timing of hunger new push for breast feeding by public health agency of canada. Advantage is health related as breastfed babies have fewer illnesses and make the transition to solid food more easily. During school years they become more open to new foods. Children eat about as much as adults. Let appetite guide eating low nutrition foods recommended eating habits are establish in childhood bribes with treats lead to preference of these foods. Strict limiting of food choices effect self control children imitate eating habits and food choices of people they admire. In puberty there is a rapid growth and increased food intake.
