Micronutrient Deficiency

Question 1

needed for vision, maintenance of healthy skin cells, growth and development, fights infections, boosts the immune system.

Answer 1

Vitamin A

Question 2

S/Sx of Vitamin A deficiency

Answer 2

1. Night blindness or Nyctalopia
2. Bitot’s Spot
3. Corneal Ulceration or scarring
4. Scaly and dry skin
5. Xeropthalmia

Question 3

Vitamin A rich foods

Answer 3

Yellow or Orange Fruits and
Vegetables: Squash, Carrots, Mangoes, Papaya
Some Green Vegetables: Malunggay, Kangkong, Alukbati, Saluyot
Animal Sources:Egg and Chicken meat
Processed foods: Cheese and fortified milk

Question 4

VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION

Answer 4

Children: Every 6 months
● children 6 - 11 months
old: 100k IU (Blue Cappsule)
● for children 12 - 71
months old: 200k IU (Red Capsule)

Question 5

VITAMIN A

Answer 5

Pregnant mother [2x/week]  10,000 IU
calculated d/t teratogenic effect.
Do not give during the 1st trimester
”organogenesis”
Give at 4th months
Pregnant  MTV [meron vit A] do not give Vit. A
Pregnant [not taking] MTV  give Vit. A
Post-partum
old [do not give within 4 weeks]  possible
pregnant
New [within 6-8weeks] involution returned of the
uterus in a pre-pregnant  give 200,000 IU

Question 6

An Act Establishing the Philippine Food Fortification Program (Food Fortification Law)

Answer 6

RA 8976

Question 7

is responsible for transporting
oxygen to the body,
Deficiency: IDA
S/S: fatigue or tiredness,
shortness of breath, pale skin,

Answer 7

Iron

Question 8

S/sx of iron deficiency

Answer 8

1. Vinson-Plummer’s Syndrome (stomatitis, dyphagia, atropic glossitis)
2. Cheilosis
3. Koilonychia
4. Pica
5. Tachycardia
6. Cardiovascular (tinnitus, SOB, chest pain)

Question 9

IRON –RICH FOODS

Answer 9

• red meat:
• beans, legumes, fortified cereals, whole grains, and
fortified grain products.

Question 10

Target:

Answer 10

Pregnant 60-120 mg
Healthy children 1tsbp. Once a day for 6
months
Children with anemic 2 tsbp. Once a day for 6
months
 Lactating  60mg
Infant [healthy] 1tsp once a day for 3 months
Low birth weight 2tsbp once a day for 3
months
Adolescent & Older person  60mg once a day
Conversion: 1tbs=15 ml |1tsp=5ml

Question 11

manages regulation of normal body temperature,
basal metabolic rate, and functions of the brain and
nervous system.

Answer 11

Iodine

Question 12

Places at Risk with iodine deficiency

Answer 12

1. Benguet
2. Apayao
3. Baguio

Question 13

S/sx of iodine deficiency

Answer 13

1. Goiter
2. Cretinism/Myxedema
3. Birth defect
4. Cleft Palate
5. Malnutrition/Mental Retardation

Question 14

Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN LAW),

Answer 14

RA 8172

Question 15

Protein Deficiency

Answer 15

1. Kwashiorkor
2. Marasmus

Question 16

the severe protein deficiency in the children.

Answer 16

Kwashiorkor

Question 17

the severe deficiency of ALL nutrients and insufficient intake of calorie.

Answer 17

Marasmus

Question 18

BEST SOURCES OF PROTEIN:

Answer 18

Fish
Lean meat
Liver

Question 19

major source of protein in the Filipino diet

Answer 19

Rice

Question 20

Vitamin C deficiency

Answer 20

Scurvy

Question 21

Vitamin D deficiency

Answer 21

Osteomalacia/Rickets

Question 22

Vitamin E deficiency

Answer 22

Ataxia/Mild haemolytic Anemia

Question 23

Vitamin K deficiency

Answer 23

Bleeding Tendency

Question 24

Vitamin B1/Thiamine deficiency

Answer 24

Beriberi

Question 25

Vitamin B2/Riboflavin deficiency

Answer 25

Cheilosis/Stomatitis

Question 26

Vitamin B3/Niacin deficiency

Answer 26

Pellagra

Question 27

Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine deficiency

Answer 27

Dermatitis, Glossistis, Microlytic Anemia

Question 28

Vitamin B12/Cobalamine deficiency

Answer 28

Pernicious Anemia

Question 29

Eating Sangkap Pinoy-rich foods can prevent and
control:

Answer 29

Protein Energy Malnutrition
Vitamin A Deficiency
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iodine Deficiency