Public Health Nutrition
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Course Introduction
Public Health Nutrition explores the relationship between nutrition and the health of populations, emphasizing the prevention of diet-related diseases and the promotion of healthy eating habits. The course covers fundamental concepts such as nutrient requirements, dietary guidelines, and the determinants of food choice, as well as the role of public policy, food security, and social and environmental influences on nutrition. Students will analyze public health interventions and strategies aimed at improving nutritional status across diverse communities, with a focus on current challenges and culturally sensitive approaches to promoting health and well-being.
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Nutritional Assessment 6th Edition by Robert D Lee Dr
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nutritional Assessment
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Q1) In the Nutrition Care Process, the nutrition intervention should target etiology of the problems identified in the medical diagnosis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Nutrition diagnostic terms that describe problems related to inadequate, excessive, or inappropriate food or nutrient consumption are part of the __________ domain.
A) behavioral-environmental B) clinical
C) intake
Answer: C
Q3) In the Nutrition Care Process, the selection of the intervention is driven by A) the medical diagnosis
B) nutritional assessment data
C) the patient's signs and symptoms
D) the nutrition diagnosis and its etiology
Answer: D
Q4) Nutrition diagnostic terms are divided into three __________.
Answer: domains
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Chapter 2: Standards for Nutrient Intake
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Q1) One of the changes that was made when the Dietary Reference Intakes were developed was eliminating the Recommended Dietary Allowance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is a nutrient whose intake is less than the recommended intake level for a significant part of the population?
A) A shortfall nutrient
B) A missing nutrient
C) A phantom nutrient
Answer: A
Q3) Using evidence-based criteria to rank or classify foods based on their nutrient composition is known as __________.
Answer: Nutrient Profiling
Q4) An innovative, on-line tool designed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help consumers understand their energy, food, and nutrient requirements is known as
Answer: SuperTracker
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Chapter 3: Measuring Diet
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Q1) The Diet History Questionnaire is an example of a A) 24-hour recall
B) diet history
C) food frequency questionnaire
D) food record
Answer: C
Q2) A potential limitation of the food record or food diary is that subjects may simplify their diet in order to make the process or recording their diet easier.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A food eaten but not reported in a 24-hour recall is known as a
A) shortfall food
B) missing food
C) phantom food
Answer: B
Q4) Three-dimensional food models and two-dimensional images are sometimes used by researchers to help subjects correctly estimate __________ sizes.
Answer: Portion
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Chapter 4: National Dietary and Nutrition Surveys
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Q1) Food and nutrient intake data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey are referred to as __________.
Q2) Which one of the following statements is True? The National Health Examination Survey
A) is currently conducted in conjunction with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys in order to provide supplemental data on the prevalence of selected chronic diseases and health conditions
B) was conducted before the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey began C) was conducted after the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey began
Q3) In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, older participants have
A) a more extensive examination than younger participants
B) a less extensive examination than younger participants
C) essentially the same examination as do younger participants
Q4) In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, anthropometric measurements and physical examinations are performed by trained staff members in specially designed and equipped __________ examination centers.
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Chapter 5: Computerized Dietary Analysis Systems
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Q1) An effort on the part of the United Nations to improve data on the nutrient composition of foods from all parts of the world is known by the acronym
A) AOAC
B) BHNRC
C) FSIS
D) INFOODS
Q2) Nutrient values in a database that are taken from another form of the same food or similar food are imputed values.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which one of the following is the most important consideration to make when selecting a computerized diet analysis system?
A) how easy the program is to operate
B) the quality of its nutrient database
C) the system's output characteristics
Q4) Every food item in a nutrient database may not contain complete information for every vitamin, mineral, or food component. These blanks in the database are referred to as __________ data.
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Chapter 6: Anthropometry
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Q1) If a stadiometer is not available to measure height, a non-stretchable tape measure securely fastened to a flat, vertical surface such as a wall is an appropriate approach to measuring height.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The 50th percentile is considered the average or __________ value for the specific population of interest.
Q3) If a 7 year-old male's height-for-age was at the 75th percentile, 75% of 7 year-old males would be shorter than him.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A 10 year-old whose BMI for sex and age is at the 75th percentile would be considered
A) underweight
B) healthy weight
C) overweight
D) obese
Q5) When an infant is lying on its back in order to have its length measured, it is said to be in the __________ position.
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Chapter 7: Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient
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Q1) A computerized metabolic monitor or cart is an example of indirect calorimetry.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Arm muscle area can be a useful index of total body muscle in children and adults.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The major route of nitrogen excretion from the body for most individuals is A) loss of blood
B) feces
C) loss of hair, clipped finger nails, and sloughed-off skin cells
D) urine
Q4) The Dietary Reference Intake value which is defined as the average dietary energy intake predicted to maintain energy balance in a healthy person of a defined age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity consistent with good health is the
Q5) A 12 percent weight loss over a period of six months is less significant than a 12 percent weight loss over a period of 12 months.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Nutritional Assessment in Disease Prevention
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Q1) Which of the following factors is not associated with increased prevalence of hypertension?
A) increasing age
B) being of African descent
C) physical inactivity
D) a low waist circumference
Q2) Which of the following approaches is considered the best for assessing changes in bone mineral density in response to therapeutic interventions for osteoporosis?
A) dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
B) dual-photon absorptiometry
C) quantitative ultrasonography
D) radiogrammetry
Q3) __________ is a condition in which bone mineral density that is less than desirable but is not low enough to be diagnostic for osteoporosis.
Q4) Although precision is necessary in order for accuracy to exist, accuracy is not necessary in order for precision to exist.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Biochemical Assessment of Nutritional Status
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Q1) Which one of the following is the third stage of iron depletion?
A) early functional iron deficiency without anemia
B) iron-deficiency anemia
C) depleted iron stores
Q2) The percentage of red blood cells making up the entire volume of whole blood is known as packed cell volume or __________.
Q3) Which one of the following tests is the most sensitive indicator of iron status after iron stores are depleted but before anemia develops?
A) hematocrit
B) hemoglobin
C) serum ferritin
D) soluble transferrin receptor
Q4) Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in the U.S. is very low.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Although the most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency, there are a number of other common causes which are collectively referred to as anemia of __________.
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Chapter 10: Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status
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Q1) Lipodystrophy can include both lipohypertrophy and lipoatrophy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Dental erosion is most likely to be seen in a patient with
A) anorexia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa
C) eating disorder not otherwise specified
Q3) A clinical technique for assessing the nutritional status of a patient based on features of the patient's history and physical examination is known as __________.
Q4) In kwashiorkor the loss of body weight is not as great as that seen in marasmus.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The flag sign would be seen in the
A) skin
B) nails
C) mouth
D) hair
Q6) The most common sign of malnutrition in children is growth __________.
Q7) Kwashiorkor and marasmus are two forms of __________.
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Chapter 11: Counseling Theory and Technique
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Q1) Which of the following statements about listening is/are True?
A) Listening is a highly active process demanding concentration and attention.
B) Listening involves multiple steps.
C) Listening is a subjective experience.
D) All the above statements about listening are True.
Q2) The process of sending and receiving messages is known as __________.
Q3) A lapse is a temporary fall, a slip, or a mistake that is usually limited to single event.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The resumption of an unwanted habit or behavior that one has, for a period of time, overcome or turned from is known as a __________.
Q5) When several people hear the same person talking, they all receive the same message.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Body language is a form of __________ communication.
Q7) __________ involves a willingness to investigate new ideas and to interact with others with minimal internal distortion from personal prejudices.
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