malnutrition

Question 1

Low weight-for-height

Answer 1

Wasting

Question 2

Low height-for-age

Answer 2

Stunting

Question 3

Low weight-for-age

Answer 3

Underweight

Question 4

Most important in global public health, deficiences in:

Answer 4

Iodine, Vitamin A and Iron

Question 5

It develops in children whose diets are deficient of PROTEIN.

Answer 5

Kwashiorkor

Question 6

It is due to deficiency of proteind and calories

Answer 6

Marasmus

Question 7

It is due to deficiency of PROTEINS and CARBOHYDRATES

Answer 7

Marasmus

Question 8

It occurs in children between 6 monthd and 3 years of age.

Answer 8

Kwashiorkor

Question 9

It is common in infants under 1 year of age.

Answer 9

Marasmus

Question 10

Subcutaneous fat is preserved.

Answer 10

Kwashiorkor

Question 11

Subcutaneous fat is NOT preserved.

Answer 11

Marasmus

Question 12

Edema is present

Answer 12

Kwashiorkor

Question 13

Edema is ABSENT.

Answer 13

Marasmus

Question 14

Enlarged fatty liver

Answer 14

Kwashiorkor

Question 15

No fatty liver

Answer 15

Marasmus

Question 16

Ribs are not very prominent

Answer 16

Kwashiorkor

Question 17

Ribs become very prominent

Answer 17

Marasmus

Question 18

Lethargic

Answer 18

Kwashiorkor

Question 19

Alert and irritable

Answer 19

Marasmus

Question 20

Muscle wasting mild or absent

Answer 20

Kwashiorkor

Question 21

Severe muscle wasting

Answer 21

Marasmus

Question 22

Poor appetite

Answer 22

Kwashiorkor

Question 23

Voracious feeder

Answer 23

Marasmus

Question 24

The person suffering from needs adequate amounts of protein

Answer 24

Kwashiorkor

Question 25

The person suffering from needs adequate amount of protein, fats and carbohydrates.

Answer 25

Marasmus

Question 26

Normal BMI

Answer 26

18.5 - 24.9

Question 27

Pre-obese BMI

Answer 27

25.0 - 29.9

Question 28

Obese Class I

Answer 28

30.0 - 34.9

Question 29

Obese Class II

Answer 29

35.0 - 39.9

Question 30

Obese Class III

Answer 30

>40.0

Question 31

Waist of _____ in MEN is a high-risk category

Answer 31

>40 inches

Question 32

Waist of _____ in WOMEN is a high-risk category

Answer 32

>35 inches

Question 33

Planned and designed to produce nutritional outcomes.

Answer 33

Nutrition-specific programs

Question 34

Development projects that were tweaked to produce nutritional outcomes. Tweaking can be done by targeting households.

Answer 34

Nutrition-sensitive programs.

Question 35

Mobilization of local government units for nutrition outcomes.

Answer 35

Enabling programs

Question 36

Prohibits the promotion of breastmilk substitutes by the healthcare system. Aims to encourage breastfeeding for newly born infants.

Answer 36

EO 51: Milk code

Question 37

RA 8976: Philippine Food Fortification Act of 2000. Law mandated fortifying with essential micronutrients staple food items:

Answer 37

Rice, flour, oil and sugar

Question 38

Seeks to establish a comprehensive framework to ensure the right of every Filipino to access adequate food at all times.

Answer 38

Zero Hunger Bill