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
Sanitation
Cardiovascula
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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
Sanitation
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
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