Nutrition and Health Quiz

The Nutrients/Foods that are commonly Tabood in Pregnant women and children' diets are:

• Fat and Protein

• Protein and Minerals

• Calcium and Iron

• Protein and Carbohydrate.

Two situations in which a person may experience fluid and electrolyte imbalance are:

• Diarrhoea and cuts

• Heavy sweating and excessive Carbohydrates intake.

• Vomiting and burns

• Infection and vomiting.

The Profile of Central Obesity is sometimes referred to as➖➖➖➖➖➖

• Gear

• Gynaecoid

• Apple

• Pear.

The chief source of energy to the body is:

• Sugar

• Polysaccharide

• Glucose

• Carbohydrates.

When a person's body fails to produce insulin or does not respond to insulin for the uptake of Glucose, it will result to:

• Hypertension

• Atherosclerosis

• Arteroslerosis

• Diabetes mellitus.

Diarrhoea, Dermatitis, Dementia and Death can result from deficiency of :

• Pyridoxine

• Cyanocobalamin

• Thiamine

• Niacin.

Growth failure can result from the lack of:

• Iron

• Iodine

• Riboflavin

• Zinc.

One of the following is not a good source of Carbohydrates:

• Cereals

• Fruits

• Fish

• Roots and tubers.

Blood glucose is also known as:

• Maltose

• Fructose

• Dextrose

• Sucrose.

The Digestion of Protein starts from the

• Mouth

• Thyroid glands

• Stomach

• Small intestines