Food, Nutrition and Dietetics - Grade 12

________________ like beta-carotene, selenium, vitamin E and vitamin C from food sources have a protective function in our body.

• Antibiotics

• Antipyretics

• Antioxidants

• Antibodies

Following are the ways of modifying diets to meet the therapeutic needs of an individual or patient. Identify the one way which is incorrect.

• Change in consistency of foods

• Change in the frequency of meals

• Intermittent fasting

• Elimination of spices and condiments

• Adjustment in the ration and balance of nutrients

_______________________ therapy is given to patient who cannot eat or absorb enough food through tube-feeding formula or by mouth to maintain good nutrition status.

• Enteral Nutrition

• Parenteral Nutrition

• Para-enteral Nutrition

• Peri-enteral Nutrition

____________________ are non-nutrient constituents present in foods that have physiological or biological benefits and influence health.

• Cytochemicals

• Phytochemicals

• Nutrachemicals

• Nutraceuticals

Intravenous feeding causes more complications and is more expensive.

• True

• False

High consumption of convenience and processed foods that have high salt and sodium, decreased intake of potassium rich fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes, low calcium intake, less physical activity and stress have increased risk of ___________________.

• Diabetes

• Hypertension

• Osteoporosis

• Cancer

A (a)   diet is a qualitative or quantitative modified version of a normal regular diet which has been adjusted according to the nutritional needs of patients/individuals to improve specific health/disease condition.

Following are the recent trends and types of changes in diet of urban Indians over the past decade. Identify the option which is not appropriate to this.

• Increased fibre intake

• Increased fat consumption

• Consuming foods deficient in vitamins and minerals

• Increased consumption of animal protein in non-vegetarian eating population

• Increased consumption of sugar/salt

A large proportion of children and adults suffer from ____________________ deficiencies, mainly iron, zinc, vitamin A, iodine, folic acid and vitamin B12 in varying degrees of severity.

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients

• Meganutrients

• All of the above

Severe undernutrition due to the deficiency of food and energy is termed as _____________________ and that caused by protein deficiency is termed as ______________________.

• Marasmus; Kwashiorkor

• Kwashiorkor; Marasmus

• Starvation; Muscle Wasting