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What do children and infants need a higher amount of in their diet than adults?
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IS children metabolism is known to be higher than adults A CORRECT SENTENCE?
No. You need to make the word "children" into possessive:"Children's metabolism is known to be higher than adults'.""Children's metabolism is known to be higher than adults' metabolism.""Children's metabolism is known to be higher than that of adults."
Why are apical pulse usually taken on infants and children?
because infants have higher average pulse rates.
Why are infants and young children at higher risk for getting food borne illness?
Curiosity, inability to read warning labels, a desire to imitate adults, and inadequate supervision lead to childhood poisonings.
Why is the normal range of AP higher in children than in adults?
Becauas it is different
Is a child's body temperature warmer than an adult?
Children are more prone to higher temperatures than adults. However, running a high fever is not safe in children or adults.
Why are infants and young children at higher risk for getting a foodborne illness?
there immune system is not built up yet.
Can influenza only strike older adults?
People 65 or over are at a higher risk to get the flu, but anyone of any age can be infected by the flu viruses. Infants and young children are also especially vulnerable to the flu since they have immature immune systems. See the related question below about those at higher risk for the flu.
Why do adults become dizzy and sick more quickly when spinning around than children?
There are many reasons why adults become dizzy and sick more quickly when spinning around than children. Adults are higher from the ground for example.
Why is baby born with more white blood cells?
Red blood count is higher in infants as compared in adults. This is probably so because the growth in infants is very fast. Infants gain three times weight in first year of his life. By the second year the weight gain is only 20 %. So infants need more oxygen carrying capacity in the blood. That is why RBC count is more in infants as compared to adults.
Is Resting metabolic rate higher in children than in adults?
It is a matter of doing the right adjustments!!! Adults have higher resting metabolic rates (RMR) when compared to children, this is solely based on their greater body-weight. If you adjust RMR per Kg body-weight children will have higher resting metabolic rates. Now it gets tricky, children also have a greater surface area to mass ratio. If we adjust now for surface area the RMR in children and adults become similar. The same principle accounts for the different RMRs in mice and elephants (Kleibers law)!
Do you expect the rate of cell division to be higher in an adult or child?
the cell division will be higher in children because they are younger and grow faster than adults.
What are the differences between children's and adults' taste buds?
No, childrens tastbuds allow for more sweet foods to be injested than adults. This is why alot of baby food is sweetned. Its also theorized that due to the higher calorie needs of the child and the higher caloric count of foods that are sweet are a biological trate to help kids get enough calories for their development.
