Met 2: International nutrition

Question 1

What does “WASH” stand for?

Answer 1

Water

Sanitation

Hygeine

Question 2

What are three nutrition-related 2015 sustainable development goals?

Answer 2

1. Zero hunger
2. Promote health
3. Clean water and sanitation

Question 3

Name the 3 major nutrition problems worldwide

Answer 3

1. Anemia and maternal nutritional deficiencies
2. Stunting
3. Environmental eteropathy

Question 4

Which is more common: stunting or wasting?

Answer 4

Stunting is more common

Question 5

Do children with stunted growth have a calorie deficit?

Answer 5

NO.

Stunting is the result of chronic, subacute malnutrition and kids may have enough calories but not sufficient mitronutrients

Question 6

What is enviromental enteric dysfunction?

Answer 6

Chronic, inflammatory condition of small bowel that causes malabsorption

Due to recurrent infections

Question 7

How does enivronmental enteropathy affect your risk of chronic disease?

Answer 7

Environmental enteropathy increases risk of chronic disease even after nutrition is fixed

Question 8

Name 3 nutritional interventions that work

Answer 8

1. Promoting breast feeding
2. Giving supplements to mothers and preventing maternal anemia
3. Improving diet diversity

Question 9

The single most effective way to lower Greenhouse emissions from food is to…

Answer 9

EAT LESS RED MEAT