Nutrition N Health

Question 1

Biologically complete / ideal protein

Answer 1

Contains all essential AA in adequate amounts to meet requirement.

Animal protein

Question 2

Biologically incomplete protein

Answer 2

Protein lacking one or more essential AA required

Question 3

Limiting AA

Answer 3

Essential AA lacking in given food item

Cereals deficient in lysine, threonine

Pulses deficient in methionine

Question 4

Supplementary action of proteins

Answer 4

Combination of food items taken together to complement limiting AA

Wheat + pulses

Question 5

Reference protein

Answer 5

Protein of high nutritive value usually with 16% nitrogen.

Question 6

AA score

Answer 6

mg AA per g of test protein / of reference proteins *100

Question 7

Protein digestibility corrected AA Score (PDCAAS)

Answer 7

Protein digestibility * AA score

Question 8

Protein digestibility value

Answer 8

Protein % absorbed in blood stream

Question 9

Net protein utilization (NPU)

Answer 9

Retained N2 / intake of N2 * 100

Consideres absorption and retention of nitrogen.

Egg is considered for reference with 100 NPU

Question 10

1g of protein is equivalent to ___ of nitrogen

Answer 10

6.25g of nitrogen

Question 11

Types of fibres

Answer 11

Soluble
Insoluble

Question 12

Soluble fibres

Answer 12

Hydrophilic
Forms gel
Slows down digestion
Affect blood sugar level
Helps in insulin senstivity
Lowers LDL + cholesterol (absorption interefered)

Oats, apples, nuts, flax, berriers, cucumber, celery, carrots, lentils

Question 13

Insoluble fibres / gut health fibre

Answer 13

Laxative effect
Bulk increasing
Speeds up food passing

Wheat, seeds, nuts, brown rice,brocolli, tomato,onion, cabbage

Question 14

Fibre function

Answer 14

Constipation
Stomach and colon cancer
CVS diseases (cholesterol)
Reduce gallstone formation
Obesity
Diabetes (hyperglycemia)

Question 15

Fibers in CVS diseases

Answer 15

Bind bile acids
Cholesterol and FA absorption slowed
Re absorption of bile acids slowed
Intestinal bac. Reduce soluble fibres to FA blocking
cholesterol synthesis.

Question 16

Vit A manifestation

Answer 16

Ocular:- (xerophthalmia)
Night blindness
Conjunctival xerosis
Bitot spots
Corneal xerosis
Corneal ulcer
Keratomalacia

Extra ocular:-
Follicular hyperkeratosis (phrenoderm)
Urinary calculi

Question 17

Five sections of nutrition of community

Answer 17

Dietary constituents
Nutritional requirements
Assessment of status
Nutritional problems
Nutritional programmes

Question 18

One dietary circle is a duration of

Answer 18

7 days

Question 19

Types of fluorosis

Answer 19

Dental and skeletal fluorosis

Question 20

Dental fluorosis

Answer 20

In early 7 years(calcification of tooth)
Mottling of teeth
Enamel looses lusture,rough,chalky white.
White patches to yellow/ brown

Question 21

Skeletal fluorosis

Answer 21

Sclerosis of bone
Ligaments of spine calcified(poker back)
Osteoporosis
Genu valgum
(Jowar diet… retention of fluoride)

Question 22

Nalgonda technique of defluoridation of water

Answer 22

Adding alum and lime sequentially
Flocculation
Sedimantation
Filtration

Question 23

Lathyrism (neurolathyrism)

Answer 23

Neurodegenerative disorder by consumption of pulse(lathyrus sativus)
BOAA neurotoxin