Food And Nutrition 3rd Edition - Chapter 27 Testbank
The Food and Nutrition testbanks consist of multiple choice questions that test your knowledge of the topics covered in the book. You can use these questions to check your understanding as you read through each chapter, or practise for your exam.
- 1.Making nutritional recommendations for the aged is difficult particularly due to:
- A.
Social age differences
- B.
Biological heterogeneity
- C.
Apoptosis
- D.
Chronological age differences
- E.
Interpretation of biochemical measurements 2nd & 3rd trimesters
- 2.Recommended umbilical circumference measurements for adult Caucasians are _______ for men and _______ for women.
- A.
Less than 102cm, less than 88cm
- B.
Less than 100cm, less than 80cm
- C.
More than 102cm, more than 88cm
- D.
More than 102cm, less than 100cm
- E.
Less than 100cm for both
- 3.Weights less than ____ of the recommended can indicate a significant loss of total body protein and requires immediate investigation and action.
- A.
20%
- B.
15%
- C.
10%
- D.
5%
- E.
2%
- 4.Nutritional assessments of the aged need to consider:
- A.
Food and nutrient intake
- B.
Anthropometry and body composition
- C.
Laboratory investigations
- D.
Nutritional risk factors
- E.
All of the above
- 5.Maintaining physical activity and increasing the nutrient density of the foods eaten are the principal preventative strategies for:
- A.
Atrophic gastritis
- B.
Apoptosis
- C.
Protein energy dysnutrition
- D.
Incontinence
- E.
Dementia
- 6.Which of the following is incorrect? Key messages of nutrition education targeting a healthy, elderly population should include:
- A.
Eat a variety of foods
- B.
Choose foods which are nutrient dense
- C.
Limit alcohol intake
- D.
Choose foods high in protein
- E.
Enjoy regular physical activity
- 7.Possible barriers to food intake in the elderly may include:
- A.
Social isolation
- B.
Physical handicap
- C.
Difficulties in food preparation
- D.
Economic hardship
- E.
All of the above
- 8.The recommended BMI range in the aged is between:
- A.
18.5 to 23
- B.
22 to 28
- C.
20 to 25
- D.
25 to 30
- E.
None of the above
- 9.A score of 6 on the checklist developed by the Australian Nutrition Screening Initiative would indicate:
- A.
No nutritional concerns
- B.
Low nutritional risk
- C.
Moderate nutritional risk
- D.
High nutritional risk
- E.
Six areas of concern regarding nutritional intake
- 10.Which of the following is thought to assist in the compression of morbidity towards the end of life?
- A.
Being socially isolated
- B.
Reducing food variety
- C.
Ensuring a high nutrient density of foods consumed
- D.
Reducing regular physical activity
- E.
Restricting phytochemical density of foods consumed
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