Nutrition

Question 1

what do early start vitamins attempt to prevent?

Answer 1

rickets

Question 2

what contributes to excess protein intake in children under 2?

Answer 2

formula milk & commercial weaning products

Question 3

list common dietary sources of vitamin A

Answer 3

cheese, egg, yoghurt

Question 4

list common dietary sources of vitamin C

Answer 4

oranges, blackcurrant, potatoes

Question 5

list common dietary sources of vitamin D

Answer 5

sunlight, oily fish, egg

Question 6

intake of vitamins A, C & D are above the RNI for children in scotland. true or false?

Answer 6

false, vitamin D is below

Question 7

exclusive breast feeding is recommended for how many months

Answer 7

first 6 months of an infant’s life

Question 8

what is infant formula

Answer 8

modified cow’s milk with whey/casein

Question 9

when can full fat unmodified milk be introduced to a child

Answer 9

from 12 months

Question 10

on a BMI centile chart, what indicates overweight?

Answer 10

above 91st centile

Question 11

on a BMI centile chart, what indicates overweight?

Answer 11

above 98th centile

Question 12

for what percentage of the population is the RNI of a vitamin/mineral likely to meet the individual’s requirements?

Answer 12

97%

Question 13

RNI

Answer 13

reference national intake

Question 14

beri beri

Answer 14

Vit. B - thiamine deficiency

Question 15

pellagra

Answer 15

nicotinic acid

Question 16

goitre

Answer 16

iodine

Question 17

anaemia

Answer 17

iron

Question 18

rickets

Answer 18

calcium or vit. D