N309 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS COMPLETE
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.What are emergency relief, desertification, hidden hunger and food insecurity? -
ANSWERS-Emergency relief - intervention aimed at meeting the immediate needs
of the victims of a disastrous event
Desertification- Process of productive land turning into a desert
Hidden hunger - chronic lack of vitamins and minerals that often has no visible
warning signs
Food insecurity - the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity
of affordable, nutritious food
\.Give examples of MDGs that relate to nutrition in global health - ANSWERS-
Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty - 1
Reduce child mortality - 4
Maternal health - 5
\.What are areas of life does nutrition affect? - ANSWERS-Child survival, growth
and development
Health and illness
School performance and completion
Work productivity and income
,\.What are key nutritional issues at the various life cycle stages? - ANSWERS-
Pregnancy: maternal & fetal health
First 2 years of life: critical window for growth
Adolescence: calcium, iron, & energy for growth
Adults: avoid diet-related chronic diseases
Older adults: $ for food
\.What are the following: low birth weight, underweight, stunting and wasting and
what types of undernutrition (acute, chronic) are associated with the latter? -
ANSWERS-Low birth weight: Birth weight <2500 g or 5lbs 8oz
Underweight: low weight for their age
Wasting: weight for height z-score -2 (acute)
Stunting: Height for age z-score -2 (chronic)
\.What percentages of children are underweight, stunted, or died of causes
related to poor nutrition? - ANSWERS-16% underweight, 26% stunted, 45% deaths
related to poor nutrition
\.In what regions of the world is child undernutrition the highest? - ANSWERS-
Sub-saharan Africa and South Asia
\.What 3 measures may prevent early child undernutrition? - ANSWERS-
Breastfeeding
Appropriate complementary foods
, Foods rich in micronutrients
\.What are causes/determinants of child malnutrition? What is a new product to
treat it? - ANSWERS-Food availability
Disease prevention
Quality of maternal and child care
Inadequate access to food
Poor health services and environment
Political/economic factors
New product: Plumpy Nut
\.What are important effects of deficiencies in the following on the health of
mothers and children: vitamin A, vitamin D, iodine, and iron? - ANSWERS-Vitamin
A Deficiency: leads to decreased immune response and contributes a lot to child
mortality. Can lead to night blindness
Vitamin D Deficiency:skeletal disorders such as rickets and osteomalacia. Vi D is
found in sunlight
Iodine Deficiency:serious mental impairments, hyperthyroidism, goiters,stillbirth
and birth defects.
Iron Deficiency: Low hemoglobin levels leading to anemia in mothers, and low
birth weight and underweight in children
\.What are the nutrition transition and the fetal-origins hypothesis? - ANSWERS-
Nutrition transition - the transition from unprocessed to higher calorie processed
foods; under- to overnutrition
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.What are emergency relief, desertification, hidden hunger and food insecurity? -
ANSWERS-Emergency relief - intervention aimed at meeting the immediate needs
of the victims of a disastrous event
Desertification- Process of productive land turning into a desert
Hidden hunger - chronic lack of vitamins and minerals that often has no visible
warning signs
Food insecurity - the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity
of affordable, nutritious food
\.Give examples of MDGs that relate to nutrition in global health - ANSWERS-
Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty - 1
Reduce child mortality - 4
Maternal health - 5
\.What are areas of life does nutrition affect? - ANSWERS-Child survival, growth
and development
Health and illness
School performance and completion
Work productivity and income
,\.What are key nutritional issues at the various life cycle stages? - ANSWERS-
Pregnancy: maternal & fetal health
First 2 years of life: critical window for growth
Adolescence: calcium, iron, & energy for growth
Adults: avoid diet-related chronic diseases
Older adults: $ for food
\.What are the following: low birth weight, underweight, stunting and wasting and
what types of undernutrition (acute, chronic) are associated with the latter? -
ANSWERS-Low birth weight: Birth weight <2500 g or 5lbs 8oz
Underweight: low weight for their age
Wasting: weight for height z-score -2 (acute)
Stunting: Height for age z-score -2 (chronic)
\.What percentages of children are underweight, stunted, or died of causes
related to poor nutrition? - ANSWERS-16% underweight, 26% stunted, 45% deaths
related to poor nutrition
\.In what regions of the world is child undernutrition the highest? - ANSWERS-
Sub-saharan Africa and South Asia
\.What 3 measures may prevent early child undernutrition? - ANSWERS-
Breastfeeding
Appropriate complementary foods
, Foods rich in micronutrients
\.What are causes/determinants of child malnutrition? What is a new product to
treat it? - ANSWERS-Food availability
Disease prevention
Quality of maternal and child care
Inadequate access to food
Poor health services and environment
Political/economic factors
New product: Plumpy Nut
\.What are important effects of deficiencies in the following on the health of
mothers and children: vitamin A, vitamin D, iodine, and iron? - ANSWERS-Vitamin
A Deficiency: leads to decreased immune response and contributes a lot to child
mortality. Can lead to night blindness
Vitamin D Deficiency:skeletal disorders such as rickets and osteomalacia. Vi D is
found in sunlight
Iodine Deficiency:serious mental impairments, hyperthyroidism, goiters,stillbirth
and birth defects.
Iron Deficiency: Low hemoglobin levels leading to anemia in mothers, and low
birth weight and underweight in children
\.What are the nutrition transition and the fetal-origins hypothesis? - ANSWERS-
Nutrition transition - the transition from unprocessed to higher calorie processed
foods; under- to overnutrition
