dietary ass

Question 1

Objectives
of Dietary
Assessment

Answer 1

1.It provides information about
dietary intake patterns
2.It also provides information
about estimate nutrient intakes
3.It is helpful in planning health
education activities
It also provides information
about food habit and attitudes

Question 2

a diet that provides enough energy and nutrients to meet the needs according to the
recommended dietary intakes/allowances

Answer 2

Adequacy

Question 3

a diet that provides enough, but not too much of each type of food (adequacy of basic 6
food groups)

Answer 3

balance

Question 4

a diet that includes a wide selection of foods within each food group

Answer 4

variety

Question 5

A diet that limits intake of foods high in sugar and fat

Answer 5

moderation

Question 6

a diet that includes foods that provide the most nutrients for the least number of
calories

Answer 6

nutrient density

Question 7

Evaluation of food intake collected in food consumption or dietary surveys

Answer 7

dietary assessment

Question 8

A study or activity intended to measure the quantity or quality of diets of
individuals/population/groups in a particular area for a given time period

Answer 8

dietary assessment

Question 9

implies a definitive action orientation on the part of the individual; includes preferences to attitudes, cultural
dimension and influences and to motivational aspects relating to
food ingestion

Answer 9

food behavior

Question 10

refers to the kinds of foods eaten, when and how much; considered in terms of what people eat on a fairly
consistent basis

Answer 10

food habits

Question 11

refers to the kinds and amounts of edible products consumed, examined in social and cultural context

Answer 11

food patterns

Question 12

refers to the kinds and amounts of food eaten in comparison to foods not eaten ( wastes, thrown away, fed to pet,
etc)

Answer 12

food usages

Question 13

refers to per capita utilization of foods;
has a distinct commodity orientation; can be viewed in terms of
individual or group of food disappearance

Answer 13

consumption patterns

Question 14

refers to an orientation towards the nutritional quality of foods consumed; has a more narrow usage than either
eating patterns or food patterns

Answer 14

dietary patterns

Question 15

limited mainly to the process and actual act of ingesting foods in a routinized manner; the “observable foods” eaten
by an individual on each meal or snack occasion, over a period of one
or more days, weeks , including a detailed identification of kind of
food, its preparation and use

Answer 15

Eating patterns

Question 16

refers to food characteristics and/how it is perceived to affect the body

Answer 16

food classification

Question 17

Purposes of food consumption studies

Answer 17

Purposes associated with national food
and nutrition planning
Purposes associated with nutritional
status
Purposes associated with toxicological aspects of the
food supply

Question 18

PROCESS OF DIETARY ASSESSMENT

Answer 18

collection of food intake
evaluation/interpretation