unit 6

What is malnutrition?

• Not eating enough food

• Having a poor nutritional status

• A lack of something, such as , nutrients

• measuring the nutritional status of a patient

The "C" in the ABCDE methods of assessing nutritional status is .............. methods.

When a child is a low height for their age ?

• wasting

• stunting

• underweight

• malnourished

BMI equation :

• weight x height²

• weight ÷ height

• weight² ÷ height

• weight ÷ height²

BMI considers fat mass or muscle mass.

• True

• False

Does the "twenty-four-hour dietary recall" depend on memory?

• yes

• no

What are considered environmental factors affecting food choices ?

• cooking skills

• work patterns

• social life

• culture

What does the Bioelectrical impedance analysis measure?

• body fat

• height

• weight

• bone density