Which of the Following Persons Is in a State of Positive

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following persons is in a state of positive energy balance?

• A)A 25-year-old woman who is in her 6th month of pregnancy
• B)A 22-year-old man who consumes 1900 kcal/day and is losing weight
• C)An 89-year-old man who spends most of his day in a wheelchair or bed
• D)A 29-year-old woman who has maintained her weight for 6 months

---

Definitions:

Small-For-Date

A term describing infants born with a birth weight below the 10th percentile for their gestational age, often indicating prenatal growth issues.

Preterm

describes a baby that is born before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation.

Brazelton Neonatal

An assessment scale that evaluates a newborn's neurological development, reflexes, and reactions to people and environmental stimuli.

Learning Disabilities

A group of disorders characterized by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities.