Nutrition

Question 1

Meaning of essential nutrients

Answer 1

must be obtained from diet

body cannot make in sufficient quantity to meet its needs

Question 2

Meaning of micronutrients & macronutrients

Examples

Answer 2

Micronutrients: needed in small amount (vitamins, minerals)
Macronutrients: needed in large amount (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids)

Question 3

Full form of EAR, RDA, UL, AI

Answer 3

EAR: Estimated Average Requirement
RDA: recommended daily allowance
UL: Upper limit
AI: Adequate intake

Question 4

4 Categories of nutrition status assessment

Answer 4

1. Anthropometric
2. biochemical
3. clinical
4. dietary

Question 5

3 Largest component of daily energy expenditure

Answer 5

1. 45-70% Basal metabolism
2. Physical activity
3. Metabolic response to food

Question 6

No. of vitamins

Answer 6

13

Question 7

Fat-soluble vitamins

Water-soluble vitamins

Answer 7

Fat-soluble: A, D, E, K

Water-soluble: B complex, C

Question 8

What is BMR? In which type of population is BMR higher?

Answer 8

BMR: Basal metabolic rate
Higher in young person (increase with age due to change in body composition)
Higher in men than women

Question 9

What is the term describing disorder from night blindness to dryness of conjunctiva and alterations of lens? And what is the cause of it?

Answer 9

xerophthalmia

Cause: deficiency of vitamin A

Question 10

Condition of iron toxicity

Answer 10

Haemochromatosis

Question 11

What is iron bound to after being absorbed through enterocyte?

Answer 11

Protein - Transferrin

Question 12

What is iron stored as in liver?

Answer 12

Ferritin