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Nutrition Flashcards

1
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This refers to either nutrient deficiency (undernutrition) or nutrient excesses (over nutrition)

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Malnutrition

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2
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Distribution of total energy expenditure.

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Basal metabolic rate (60-75%) > Physical Activity (15-30%) > Thermic effect (5-10%)

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3
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AA deficient in people with gluten free diet.

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Tryptophan

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4
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AA serving as source of nitric oxide in the body.

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Arginine

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5
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This refers to constituents of food necessary to sustain the normal functions of the body.

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Nutrition

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6
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Identify the first step in the treatment of malnutrition.

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Nutritional Status Assessment

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7
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What are the 4 methods in nutritional assessment?

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  1. Anthropometric assessment
  2. Biochemical assessment
  3. Clinical assessment
  4. Dietary assessment

(ABCD)

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8
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What refers to the measurement of the variations of the physical dimensions and gross composition of the human body at different age levels & degrees of nutrition?

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Anthropometric Assessment

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9
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What are the anthropometric measurements?

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  1. Weight
  2. Height
  3. BMI
  4. Body circumference ( arm, waist, hip, calf)
  5. WHR ( Waist to Hip Ratio)
  6. Elbow amplitude
  7. Knee-heel length
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10
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True or False. Flag sign is seen in Marasmus.

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False.
A peculiar change in hair becomes discolored in a band perpendicular to its long access. This is seen in Kwashiorkor and indicates a period of severe malnutrition.

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11
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What is the best indicator for wasting?

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Weight for height / length

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12
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What is the best indicator for stunting?

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Height/ Length for Age

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13
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This is an inexpensive and easy screening method for weight categorization.

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Body Mass Index

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14
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This is the ethnic-specific cut point values for waist circumference or abdominal obesity in a chinese man.

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Men :>90cm

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15
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According to WHO, abdominal obesity is defined when the waist-hip ratio is?

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Men >0.90
Woman >0.85

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16
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This is the average daily nutrient intake estimated to meet the requirement of 50% of the healthy individuals in a particular life stage and sex?

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Estimated Average Requirement

17
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This is the average daily nutrient intake level that is sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97-98%) individuals in a particular life stage and sex group?

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Recommended Dietary Allowance

18
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What are examples of Nutrients without EAR and / or RDA?

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  1. Manganese
  2. Flouride
  3. Chromium
  4. Vitamin K
  5. Pantothenic acid
  6. Biotin
    7.Choline

(Mang FC Ka, Pa Biot Cho)

19
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How much is 1kcal in kiloJoules?

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1kcal =4.2kj

20
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This refers to the energy expanded by an individual in a resting , postabsorptive state.

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Resting Metabolic Rate

21
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This is also known as diet-induced thermogenesis.

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Thermic effect of food

22
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Differentiate Resting Metabolic Rate vs Basal Metabolic Rate.

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RMR
1. Conducted in less restrictive conditions 10% higher than BMR
BMR
1. Conducted in more restrictive conditions
2. Requires 8hrs of sleep in a darkened room before testing
3. Requires 12hour of fasting before testing
5. More accurate and more preferred by physicians but more harder to conduct

23
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These are quantitatively the most important class of dietary fats.

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Triacylglycerol

24
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Identify the fatty acids whose hydrocarbon chains do not contain any double bonds.

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Saturated Fatty Acids

25
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What type of fatty acids are generally seen in Mediterranean diet (rich in olive oil)?

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Monounsaturated fatty acids

26
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The adequate intake for dietary fiber in women? In men?

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25g/day for women
38g/day for men

27
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This provides a method to balance intakes of poorer-quality proteins with high-quality dietary proteins.

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Protein digestibility corrected amino acid score

28
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Associated with a negative nitrogen balance.

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Consuming a high protein diet

29
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This measures protein quality by calculating the nitrogen used for tissue formation divided by the nitrogen absorbed from food.

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Biological value

30
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This measures protein quality by calculating the nitrogen used for tissue formation divided by the nitrogen ingested.

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Net Protein Utilization

31
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This determines the efficiency of a protein through the measurement of animals growth (rats)

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Protein Efficiency Ratio

32
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What hormone initiates ductal development?

33
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What hormone is responsible for differentiation of epithelium and for lobular development?

34
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Which has a higher protein concentration?
Colostrum or Mature Milk?

35
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Secretion of colostrum by the alveolar cells of the breast begins in the _______ week of pregnancy.

36
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Identify the H+ driven metal transporter with a principal role in iron transport and is responsible for iron uptake from the gut and transport from endosomes.

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Divalent Metal Transporter 1

37
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Human body can store up to _________ gram/s of iron, majority of which is bound to apoferritin

38
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Nine components of 2018 ENNS

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  1. Socioeconomic Survey
  2. Anthropometric Survey
  3. Biochemical Survey
  4. Clinical and Health Survey
  5. Dietary Survey
  6. Maternal Health & Nutrition
  7. Infant and Young Child Feeding Practice Survey
  8. Food Security Survey
  9. Government Program Participation Survey

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