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Question

All of the following are direct causes of undernutrition, EXCEPT:

Illness

Inadequate dietary intake

Poor health services

QUESTION 2

All things being equal, as nutrition status increases in a country, we can expect the country's economic development to:

Stay the same

Increase

Decrease

QUESTION 3

Deficiencies in which of the following two micronutrients are associated the most with excess morbidity and mortality in children under 5?

Zinc and Iron

Vitamin A and Zinc

Iodine and Vitamin A

QUESTION 4

Deficiencies in which two micronutrients are most associated with excess morbidity and mortality in young children in low- and middle-income countries?

Zinc and vitamin A

Iodine and iron

Zinc and iron

QUESTION 5

In simple terms, stunting refers to what measure?

Weight-for-height

Height-for-age

Weight-for-age

QUESTION 6

In simple terms, wasting refers to what measure?

Weight-for-age

Weight-for-height

Height-for-age

QUESTION 7

Iron fortification addresses which problem?

Anemia

Jaundice

Diarrhea

QUESTION 8

Iron fortification can help to address what problem?

Diarrhea

Anemia

Blindness

QUESTION 9

The most cost-efficient way of overcoming nutritional deficits in poor communities in the short term would be:

Changing agricultural policies

Food stamps

Establishing grain storage depots

QUESTION 10

The most important groups in need of proper nutrition are?

Pregnant women and children under 3

Pregnant and lactating women and children under 2

Pregnant and lactating women and children under 5

QUESTION 11

What groups are in need of proper nutrition the most?

Pregnant and lactating women and children under 3

Pregnant women and children under 5

Pregnant and lactating women and children under 2

QUESTION 12

Which of the following regions has the worst nutritional problems?

Sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America

Central Asia

QUESTION 13

Which of the following would be the most important way to improve the health of infants in rural communities of low-income countries?

Promote the use of vitamin supplements at 1 year

Promote exclusive breast feeding for the first 6 months

Promote the introduction of complimentary foods at 3 months

QUESTION 14

Which region of the world has the highest rates of stunting in children?

South Asia

Latin America

Central Asia

QUESTION 15

Which region of the world has the highest rates of underweight children under 5 years of age?

The Middle East

Latin America

South Asia

Illness

Inadequate dietary intake

Poor health services

Explanation / Answer

ans 1 C poor health services.

A person will become malnourished if he is not fed well so that is due to inadequate dietary uptake. Many illnesses cause lack of appetite, so even then person does not eat properly and gets malnourished.

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