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PH 150 FINAL EXAMINATION

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The most serious problem facing global health now and in the future is: Nutrition Water Oil Smoking Maternal/child health The leading cause of poor health globally is: Poverty Smoking Sanit ... ation Cardiovascular disease Infectious diseases The leading infectious disease killer globally in 2001 was: Respiratory diseases HIV/AIDS Diarrheal diseases Tuberculosis Malaria Globally, the gap between have’s and have not’s over the last 50 years has: Decreased Increased Remained about the same Which of the following is/are related to over-nutrition? Obesity Type 2 diabetes Cardiovascular diseases All of above Both a. and b. above Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in both developing and developed nations: True False How does kwashiorkor differ from marasmus? Recovery from kwashiorkor is much slower than from marasmus Although malnourished, a child with kwashiorkor is still alert and responsive, but one suffering from marasmus is apathetic and lethargic Kwashiorkor results primarily from protein deficiency, while maramus results from total energy depletion All of the above None of the above Iodine deficiency: Occurs especially in areas close to the sea Is unlikely to be seen in mountainous areas Only results from the lack of iodine in drinking water Can result in permanent mental retardation All of the above Which of the following deficiencies are best addressed with animal source foods? Iron Vitamin A Zinc All of the above a. and b. above Developing countries are currently experiencing problems of excess calorie intake: True False Research has shown that there is no association between childhood obesity and adult obesity: True False Which of the following is/are true about childhood obesity? Type II diabetes, one result of obesity, is now seen in children Prevalence studies of obesity indicate that it is more prevalent in Africa than in South America The prevalence has been increasing in many Western nations but not in poor, developing countries a. and b. above None of the above. Because of their universally positive effect on health, there is no such thing as taking as “too many” vitamins: True False Breast feeding is important to an infant’s health because: It is not affected by the mother’s nutritional status It transfers immunity against certain infectious diseases It decreases the mother’s chances of getting pregnant All of the above. Fortunately for infants in poor nations, the nutritional value of the mother’s breast milk is not affected by her own diet: True False Federal poverty guidelines on food consumption are based on up-to-date household survey data (e.g. Census Data, NHANES): True False [Show More]

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