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Hfn 500: Advanced Human Nutrition Question Paper

Hfn 500: Advanced Human Nutrition

Course:Master Of Science In Food,Nutrition And Dietetics

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXTERMINATIONS 2011/2012
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (FOODS, NUTRITION AND DIETETICS)
HFN 500: ADVANCED HUMAN NUTRITION
DATE: MONDAY 26TH MARCH 2012 TIME: 9.00 A.M - 12.00 PM
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer 3 questions

1. Briefly describe how you would assess the nutritional status of a group of school children in a given community. Illustrate your answer by addressing specific nutritional problems in a specific age group and / or from a specified area or location rural or urban Kenya. (20 points)

2. a) Define negative and positive nitrogen balance giving specific examples. (5 points)
b) Use the above conditions to explain the state of Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and its consequences in children under five years. (15 points)

3. a) i) Briefly explain the structural differences of the essential fatty acids. (4 points)

ii) What are their roles in the body that makes them essential? (4 points)

iii) State the main food sources of these nutrients. (4 points)

b) Which is the most common type of phospholipids? State main functions of this lipid. (8 points)
4. Select one or several of the micronutrients of concern. Briefly explain the importance of this/these nutrient(s) in terms of:

a) Main functions (4 points)

b) Main deficiencies, their possible causes and consequences. (4 points)

c) Who are the most vulnerable groups (4 point)

d) What are some of the initiatives in place towards alleviating this problem
(give specific example)? (4 points)

e) What are your recommendations/suggestions? (4 points)

Hfn 500: Advanced Human Nutrition Question Paper

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