G12 6.1 Assessment of Nutritional Status

What describes the state of a person’s health depending on his or her diet?

• Immune status

• Nutritional status

• Nutrition Reading

• Diet Plan

Which health professional advises patient's on how to improve their diet?

• Dermatologist

• Personal trainer

• Cardiologist

• Dietitian

Which term describes poor nutritional status?

• Malnutrition

• Anti-nutrition

• Supernutrition

• Hypernutrition

A malnourished person may be underweight, overweight or obese

• True

• False

What keyword describes 'not enough' of something?

• efficient

• hypersensitivity

• deficiency

• excess

What describes when someone does not eat enough food or get enough nutrients?

• Undernutrition

• Overnutrition

• Hypernutrition

• Ubernutrition

A person who is malnourished person is always underweight.

• True

• False

What type of undernutrition describes when a child is a low height for their age?

• underweight

• wasting

• stunting

• obese

If someone has a micronutrient deficiency, what could they be low in?

• calcium

• iron

• vitamin D

• all of the answers are correct

Wasting is when someone is a low weight for their height. This is usually due to severe weight loss, through lack of food or an infectious disease.

• True

• False