Nutrition Flashcards
This refers to either nutrient deficiency (undernutrition) or nutrient excesses (over nutrition)
Malnutrition
Distribution of total energy expenditure.
Basal metabolic rate (60-75%) > Physical Activity (15-30%) > Thermic effect (5-10%)
AA deficient in people with gluten free diet.
Tryptophan
AA serving as source of nitric oxide in the body.
Arginine
This refers to constituents of food necessary to sustain the normal functions of the body.
Nutrition
Identify the first step in the treatment of malnutrition.
Nutritional Status Assessment
What are the 4 methods in nutritional assessment?
- Anthropometric assessment
- Biochemical assessment
- Clinical assessment
- Dietary assessment
(ABCD)
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?
Anthropometric Assessment
What are the anthropometric measurements?
- Weight
- Height
- BMI
- Body circumference ( arm, waist, hip, calf)
- WHR ( Waist to Hip Ratio)
- Elbow amplitude
- Knee-heel length
True or False. Flag sign is seen in Marasmus.
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.
What is the best indicator for wasting?
Weight for height / length
What is the best indicator for stunting?
Height/ Length for Age
This is an inexpensive and easy screening method for weight categorization.
Body Mass Index
This is the ethnic-specific cut point values for waist circumference or abdominal obesity in a chinese man.
Men :>90cm
According to WHO, abdominal obesity is defined when the waist-hip ratio is?
Men >0.90
Woman >0.85