Nutrition

Question 1

This refers to either nutrient deficiency (undernutrition) or nutrient excesses (over nutrition)

Answer 1

Malnutrition

Question 2

Distribution of total energy expenditure.

Answer 2

Basal metabolic rate (60-75%) > Physical Activity (15-30%) > Thermic effect (5-10%)

Question 3

AA deficient in people with gluten free diet.

Answer 3

Tryptophan

Question 4

AA serving as source of nitric oxide in the body.

Answer 4

Arginine

Question 5

This refers to constituents of food necessary to sustain the normal functions of the body.

Answer 5

Nutrition

Question 6

Identify the first step in the treatment of malnutrition.

Answer 6

Nutritional Status Assessment

Question 7

What are the 4 methods in nutritional assessment?

Answer 7

1. Anthropometric assessment
2. Biochemical assessment
3. Clinical assessment
4. Dietary assessment

(ABCD)

Question 8

What refers to the measurement of the variations of the physical dimensions and gross composition of the human body at different age levels & degrees of nutrition?

Answer 8

Anthropometric Assessment

Question 9

What are the anthropometric measurements?

Answer 9

1. Weight
2. Height
3. BMI
4. Body circumference ( arm, waist, hip, calf)
5. WHR ( Waist to Hip Ratio)
6. Elbow amplitude
7. Knee-heel length

Question 10

True or False. Flag sign is seen in Marasmus.

Answer 10

False.
A peculiar change in hair becomes discolored in a band perpendicular to its long access. This is seen in Kwashiorkor and indicates a period of severe malnutrition.

Question 11

What is the best indicator for wasting?

Answer 11

Weight for height / length

Question 12

What is the best indicator for stunting?

Answer 12

Height/ Length for Age

Question 13

This is an inexpensive and easy screening method for weight categorization.

Answer 13

Body Mass Index

Question 14

This is the ethnic-specific cut point values for waist circumference or abdominal obesity in a chinese man.

Answer 14

Men :>90cm

Question 15

According to WHO, abdominal obesity is defined when the waist-hip ratio is?

Answer 15

Men >0.90
Woman >0.85

Question 16

This is the average daily nutrient intake estimated to meet the requirement of 50% of the healthy individuals in a particular life stage and sex?

Answer 16

Estimated Average Requirement

Question 17

This is the average daily nutrient intake level that is sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97-98%) individuals in a particular life stage and sex group?

Answer 17

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Question 18

What are examples of Nutrients without EAR and / or RDA?

Answer 18

1. Manganese
2. Flouride
3. Chromium
4. Vitamin K
5. Pantothenic acid
6. Biotin
   7.Choline

(Mang FC Ka, Pa Biot Cho)

Question 19

How much is 1kcal in kiloJoules?

Answer 19

1kcal =4.2kj

Question 20

This refers to the energy expanded by an individual in a resting , postabsorptive state.

Answer 20

Resting Metabolic Rate

Question 21

This is also known as diet-induced thermogenesis.

Answer 21

Thermic effect of food

Question 22

Differentiate Resting Metabolic Rate vs Basal Metabolic Rate.

Answer 22

RMR
1. Conducted in less restrictive conditions 10% higher than BMR
BMR
1. Conducted in more restrictive conditions
2. Requires 8hrs of sleep in a darkened room before testing
3. Requires 12hour of fasting before testing
5. More accurate and more preferred by physicians but more harder to conduct

Question 23

These are quantitatively the most important class of dietary fats.

Answer 23

Triacylglycerol

Question 24

Identify the fatty acids whose hydrocarbon chains do not contain any double bonds.

Answer 24

Saturated Fatty Acids

Question 25

What type of fatty acids are generally seen in Mediterranean diet (rich in olive oil)?

Answer 25

Monounsaturated fatty acids

Question 26

The adequate intake for dietary fiber in women? In men?

Answer 26

25g/day for women 38g/day for men

Question 27

This provides a method to balance intakes of poorer-quality proteins with high-quality dietary proteins.

Answer 27

Protein digestibility corrected amino acid score

Question 28

Associated with a negative nitrogen balance.

Answer 28

Consuming a high protein diet

Question 29

This measures protein quality by calculating the nitrogen used for tissue formation divided by the nitrogen absorbed from food.

Answer 29

Biological value

Question 30

This measures protein quality by calculating the nitrogen used for tissue formation divided by the nitrogen ingested.

Answer 30

Net Protein Utilization

Question 31

This determines the efficiency of a protein through the measurement of animals growth (rats)

Answer 31

Protein Efficiency Ratio

Question 32

What hormone initiates ductal development?

Answer 32

Estrogen

Question 33

What hormone is responsible for differentiation of epithelium and for lobular development?

Answer 33

Estrogen

Question 34

Which has a higher protein concentration? Colostrum or Mature Milk?

Answer 34

Colostrum

Question 35

Secretion of colostrum by the alveolar cells of the breast begins in the _______ week of pregnancy.

Answer 35

12th-16th

Question 36

Identify the H+ driven metal transporter with a principal role in iron transport and is responsible for iron uptake from the gut and transport from endosomes.

Answer 36

Divalent Metal Transporter 1

Question 37

Human body can store up to _________ gram/s of iron, majority of which is bound to apoferritin

Answer 37

1 gram

Question 38

Nine components of 2018 ENNS

Answer 38

1. Socioeconomic Survey 2. Anthropometric Survey 3. Biochemical Survey 4. Clinical and Health Survey 5. Dietary Survey 6. Maternal Health & Nutrition 7. Infant and Young Child Feeding Practice Survey 8. Food Security Survey 9. Government Program Participation Survey