Nutrition & Health

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1. Exclusive breast feeding should be promoted till 4 to 6 months of age of the child.
2. Weaning foods are given to infants from 6th month.
3. Iodized oil used in preventing goitre is poppy seed oil.
4. Under MCH programme, iron and folic tablets to be given daily to antenatal mother is 60 mg iron + 500 mcg folic acid.
5. Deficiency of which of the following vitamins is associated with high incidence of abortions? Vitamin E.
6. The normal range of serum iron concentration is 0.80-1.80 mg/L.
7. Reference Women’ is aged between 18-29 yrs.
8. The pneumoconiosis which predisposes to pulmonary tuberculosis is silicosis.
9. Iodized oil used in preventing goitre is poppy seed oil.
10. Weaning foods are given to infants from 6th month.
11. The ICDS scheme includes children upto 6 years of age.
12. All (Quetelet’s Index, Lorentz’s Formula and Corpulence Index) are indices to assess obesity EXCEPT Sullivan’s index.
13. Epidemic dropsy is caused by argemone oil.
14. Sources of non-haem iron: dates, Green leaf and jaggery.
15. WHO criteria for diagnosis of anemia in pregnancy is 11 gm%.
16. Milk is deficient of Iron.
17. Reference protein is Egg.
18. The toxin beta oxalyl amino alanine is present in Lathyrus sativus seeds.
19. Xerophthalmia is said to be a problem in a community if the prevalence of Bitot’s spots among children aged 6 months to 6 years is More than 0.5 percent .
20. The daily requirement of thiamine per 1000 kcal intake of energy is 0.5 mgm.
21. Warnicke’s encephalopathy is due to Vitamin B1 deficiency .
22. Functional indices of nutritional status: Capillary fragility, leucocyte chemotaxis and sperm count
23. Sensitive indicator of environmental iodine deficiency is: urine iodine excretion, Prevalence of neonatal hypothyroidism and prevalence of goitre.
24. Epidemic dropsy is caused by argemone oil
25. Source of non-haeme iron: Dates, green leaf, jaggery.
26. Milk is deficient of Iron
27. Reference protein is Egg.
28. The toxin beta oxalyl amino alanine is present in Lathyrus sativus seeds
29. Xerophthalmia is said to be a problem in a community if the prevalence of Bitot’s spots among children aged 6 months to 6 years is More than 0.5 percent.
30. The daily requirement of thiamine per 1000 kcal intake of energy is 0.5 mgm.
31. The earliest clinical sign of vitamin A deficiency is Conjunctival xerosis.
32. Warnicke’s encephalopathy is due to Vitamin B1 deficiency
33. All are functional indices of nutritional status EXCEPT Serum albumin.
34. Sensitive indicator of environmental iodine deficiency is: urine iodine excretion, Prevalence of neonatal hypothyroidism and prevalence of goitre.
35. Recommended level of fluorides in drinking water in our country is accepted as 0.8-1.2 mg/litre.
36. Methylene blue reduction test is done for estimating Bacterial activity in milk
37. Following is true of BMI EXCEPT: Denominator is weight in kg
38. 35 year old weighs 100 kg and his height is 160 cm. He consumes 3600 cal/day. What is his ideal body weight as per BROCA index? 60 kg
39.  Wernick’s encephalopathy is due to deficiency of Vitamin B1.
40. Sensitive indicator of environmental iodine deficiency is: urine iodine excretion, Prevalence of neonatal hypothyroidism and prevalence of goitre.
41. All are indices of nutritional status EXCEPT: Serum albumin.
42. Milk is rapidly heated to 72 degree centigrade and held at the temperature for 15 seconds and rapidly cooled to 4 degree centigrade. This method of pasteurization is called as HTST method
43. In an obese person of height 182cm, Broca’s index should be 82
44. The vitamin A supplement administered in prevention of nutritional blindness in children programme contains 1,00,000 IU/ml.
45.  Body mass index is also known as Quetelet’s index
46. The following is/ are termed as proximate principle(s):
47. The standard for pasteurized milk in most countries is that, coliforms be absent in 1 ml of milk
48. Behavioural sciences is the term applied to sociology, social psychology and social anthropology.

Essays

1. Different methods of assessment of nutritional status in a community
2. Malnutrition-
   • Definition🏡
   • Problems
   • Etiology(🏡)🏡
   • Prevention and Control Measures
   • Social Measures for prevention of malnutrition among children 🏡
3. Characteristics of “Indian Reference Value Adult Male and female” (🏡)🏡🏡
   • Role of Nutrition in non-communicable diseases (🏡)🏡
4. Educate a pregnant woman about the importance of “Balanced Diet”.
5. Iodine Deficiency Disorders-
   • Spectrum
   • Prevention

Short Notes

1. Vitamin A-
   • Ocular manifestations of deficiency (🏡 🏡🏡)
   • Assessment of deficiency in a population🏡
   • Types of Under Nutrition
2. Different methods of nutritional assessment of a community / Assessment of Nutritional Status🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
3. How will you conduct Nutritional assessment in Pre-School Children
4. Various methods to conduct Diet Survey
5. Prepare a diet plan for a male medical student who is a basketball player applying dietary goals (“prudent diet”)  🏡
6. Measures to conserve water resources
7. Growth monitoring vs Nutritional Surveillance 🏡 🏡
8. Nutritional Disorders in India-
   • List the major ones in India
9. Spectrum of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
10. Food Fortification
11. Assessment of Diet 🏡
12. National Nutritional Policy 🏡
13. Neurolathyrism and its prevention
14. Neurolathyrism
15. Nutritional Surveillance 🏡
16. Midday Meal Programme
17. Prudent Diet
18. National Nutritional Programmes in India
19. Food- Different ways of classification
20. Prevention of food adulteration(PFA) Act 🏡
21. Role of Community Nutrition Programmes in prevention of malnutrition.
22. Pasteurisation of Milk
23. Nutritional assessment/ Assessment of Nutritional Status 🏡 🏡 🏡
24. Micronutrient Deficiency
25. Dietary Survey
26. Assessment of diet
27. Iron Deficiency Anemia