MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF MALNUTRITION

Question 1

WHAT IS THE MOST SEVERE FORM OF FOOD INSECURITY?

Answer 1

FAMINES

Question 2

CRITERIA FOR CALLING SOMETHING A ‘FAMINE’?

Answer 2

• AT LEAST 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE AREA FACE EXTREME FOOD SHORTAGES WITH A LIMITED ABILITY TO COPE
• ACUTE MALNUTRITION RATES EXCEED 30%
• DEATH RATE RELATED TO MALNUTRITION EXCEEDS 2/10 000 PER DAY

Question 3

DID THE DUTCH FAMINE AFFECT IQ OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE FAMINE IN UTERO?

Answer 3

NO

Question 4

ADULTS EXPOSED TO DUTCH FAMINE IN UTERO HAD INCREASED RISK OF DIAGNOSIS OF WHICH MENTAL HEALTH RELATED DISORDERS?

Answer 4

SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

Question 5

AFFECTIVE DISORDERS VS PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; EXPOSURE TO FAMINE AT WHICH STAGE OF PREGNANCY INCREASES THE RISK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THESE?

Answer 5

AFFECTIVE DISORDERS; 2ND AND 3RD TRIMESTERS

PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; ANY TIME DURING PREGNANCY (ANY TRIMESTER)

Question 6

SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK FOR PERSONALITY DISORDER OCCURS WHEN ONE IS EXPOSED TO FAMINE IN UTERO DURING WHICH TRIMESTER?

Answer 6

1ST

Question 7

FOOD RATIONS OF LESS THAN HOW MANY CALORIES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED SCHIZOPHRENIA RISK?

Answer 7

1000 kcal/day

Question 8

FOLATE IS RELATED TO REDUCING THE RISK AND IMPROVING THE SYMPTOMS OF WHICH MAJOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER?

Answer 8

SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question 9

% OF PEOPLE FACING FOOD INSECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA?

Answer 9

> 76%

Question 10

THE PANDEMIC RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY?

Answer 10

140 MILLION

Question 11

IN WHICH POPULATIONS DOES FOOD INSECURITY PARTICULARLY CONTRIBUTE TO ELEVATED RISK OF DEPRESSION AND STRESS?

Answer 11

> 65 Y.O.

MEN

Question 12

IN THE ENGLISH AND ROMANIAN ADOPTEES STUDY, WHICH TIME SPENT IN THE ROMANIAN ORPHANAGES WAS REQUIRED TO OBSERVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOUR?

Answer 12

6 MONTHS

Question 13

RAPID BRAIN GROWTH OCCURS DURING FIRST HOW MANY YEARS OF LIFE?

Answer 13

2

Question 14

BY THE AGE OF 2, THE BRAIN REACHES WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ITS ADULT SIZE?

Answer 14

80%

Question 15

WHICH MICRONUTRIENTS ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR BRAIN AND MENTAL HEALTH IN PUBLIC HEALTH TERMS?

Answer 15

IRON, IODINE AND VIT A

Question 16

PREVALENCE OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA?

Answer 16

> 40%

Question 17

WHEN DO TALKING THERAPIES USUALLY BEGIN IN EATING DISORDER UNITS IN HOSPITALS AND WHY?

Answer 17

ONLY AFTER THE PERSON IS GETTING ENOUGH NUTRITION AND HAS GAINED ENOUGH WEIGHT SO THE BRAIN IS NO LONGER STARVED. THIS IS BECAUSE THE STARVED BRAIN IS LESS PLASTIC AND RESPONDS LESS WELL TO TALKING TREATMENTS WHICH REQUIRE CHANGES TO BE MADE IN REFLECTIVE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS

Question 18

% OF HOMELESS VS HOUSED INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS?

Answer 18

24% VS 4%

Question 19

OPTIMIZING NUTRITION IN THE FIRST HOW MANY DAYS AFTER CONCEPTION IS A GLOBAL PRIORITY TO ENSURE HEALTHY NEURODEVELOPMENT?

Answer 19

1000 DAYS

Question 20

EXAMPLES OF UNICEF WAYS (10) TO IMPROVE NUTRITION DURING FIRST 1000 DAYS AFTER CONCEPTION:

Answer 20

• PAID MATERNITY AND PATERNITY LEAVE
• NUTRITIOUS DIET FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES
• GOOD CARE DURING PREGNANCY
• JUST BREASTFEEDING FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS
• CONSTANT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD
• SOCIETAL INVESTING INTO WELLBEING OF ALL CHILDREN
• INTRODUCING FOOD TO BABIES AT THE RIGHT TIME

Question 21

GOOD SOURCES OF FOLATE?

Answer 21

broccoli.
brussels sprouts.
leafy green vegetables, such as cabbage, kale, spring greens and spinach.
peas.
chickpeas and kidney beans.

Question 22

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIETY&DEPRESSION AND ANOREXIA NERVOSA?

Answer 22

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION OFTEN OCCUR BEFORE ANOREXIA AND A PERSON MANAGES TO SUPPRESS THE SYMPTOMS OF THOSE DISORDERS BY LOSING WEIGHT WHICH LEADS TO ANOREXIA

Question 23

EARLY CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION GENERALLY HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT OF NEURODEVELOPMENT AND THIS PRESENTS ITSELF IN WHICH WAYS?

Answer 23

• LOWER IQ LEVELS
• IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTION
• LOWER SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS
• BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
  + SOME DISADVANTAGES LAST INTO ADOLESCENCE (E.G. DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS) AND ADULTHOOD (E.G. ASD/ADHD)