Nutrition Quiz

This is True about Food:

• Any substance eaten to satisfy hunger

• Made up of the Macro nutrients and Micronutrients

• It can either be Solid or Liquid

• All of the above

Signs of Under nutrition in children under5 includes:

• MUAC tape reading Yellow

• MUAC tape reading Red

• Weight measurements below the 50th percentile

• All of the above

Any BMI Greater than 40 is known as:

• Obesity

• Over nutrition

• Morbid Obesity

• Clinical Obesity

The Process of combining two or more protein food sources ina meal is called:

• Food fortification

• Supplementary feeding

• Biological value of Protein

• Complementary feeding

The Organs involved in Basal metabolism are:

• Brain, Heart, Liver and Lungs

• Brain, Heart, Intestines and Lungs

• Heart, Liver, Kidneys and Lungs

• Heart, Intestines, Kidney and Lungs.

One of the following is an Example of Essential Fatty Acids:

• Linolenic acid

• Omega-3

• Linoleic acid

• All of the above

The 4Ds -Diarrhoea, Dermatitis, Dementia and Death are the symptoms of deficiency:

• Vitamin B1

• Biotin

• Niacin

• Folic Acid

Offals, Fish, legumes and green leafy vegetables are good Sources of:

• Iron

• Protein

• Zinc

• Vitamin A.

A waist line measurements of > 35" in women and >40" men is closely associated with one of the following:

• High risk for cardiovascular disorders

• Obesity

• Type 2 Diabetes

• All of the above.

Deficiency of one of the following Nutrients can result in Growth Failure in Children:

• Protein and Iron

• Protein and Haemoglobin

• Protein and Iodine

• Protein and Zinc