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Chtu 231:Nutritional Health And Food Security Question Paper

Chtu 231:Nutritional Health And Food Security

Course:Public Health

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

Instructions:

SECTION A: (50 Marks) Answer all questions in this section.

Question one

Explain the following terms:

Balanced diet
Essential nutrients
Flavonoids

Gout

(8mks)

Question Two
Explain the two types of dietary fibre. (4mks)

Question Three

Giving examples of good food sources, state two major functions of the following nutrients.

Vitamin A
Vitamin K

Calcium

(9mks)

Question Four
State five ’coping’ strategies of food insecurity. (5mks)

Question Five

Giving two possible nutritional deficiencies for each of the following symptoms and signs

Fatigue
Loss of height and excessive curvature of the spine
Muscle pains and cramps

Question Six
Explain six advantages of breastfeeding. (6mks)

Question Seven
State four purposes of nutritional assessment. (4mks)

Question Eight
Explain four dietary changes to make in the prevention/treatment of obesity. (8mks)

SECTION B: ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION

Question Nine

Explain five methods of assessing nutritional intake.

(10mks)

Discuss three determinants of food security.

(15mks)

Question Ten

Explain four factors to condier in the dictary management of the following groups
Pregnant women
Adolescents
The elderly

(12mks)

Explain four major methods of assessing nutritional status of a population.

(8mks)

Suggest five dietary modifications in the management of diabetes mellitus.

(5mks)

Question Eleven
Distinguish between Kwashiorkor and Marasmus.

(9mks)

Describe four functions of each of the following macronutrients
Protein

Water

(8mks)

Explain what the following body measurement indicate about nutritional status of children.
Weight for age
Height for age
Aim circumference for age

Weight for height.

(8mks)

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