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Heh 101 Nutrition And Health Question Paper

Heh 101 Nutrition And Health

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Environmental Health

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2011/2012
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH)
HEH 101:
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
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DATE: THURSDAY 29TH MARCH 2012
TIME: 2.00 P.M. – 4.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION I: Answer ALL the questions

1.
Define the following terms

a)
Malnutrition

(1 mark)

b)
Agrobiodiversity

(1 mark)

c)
Food supplement

(1 mark)

d)
Food fortification

(1 mark)

2.
Giving examples outline four underlying causes of malnutrition in Kenya. (4 marks)

3.
Name the function and any two sources of the following nutrients

a)
Iodine

(2 marks)

b)
Folic acid

(2 marks)

4.
Briefly discuss four health benefits of dietary fibre

(4 marks)

5.
Outline four applications of biotechnology and their effects on human nutrition.

(4 marks)

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SECTION II
Answer question Six (6) and any other TWO Questions

6.
Discuss dietary and nutritional prevention of five chronic diseases.
(20 marks)

7.
Discuss factors that determine an individual’s nutrient needs in the lifespan.
(15 marks)
8.
Discuss the relationship between malnutrition and infection.

(15 marks)

9.
Nutrition is important to health and wellness throughout one’s lifespan. Discuss
the nutrition requirements of a male infant and compare them to those of an
adolescent male.

(15 marks)

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