Nutrients & Balanced Diet

1.Prescribe a therapeutic diet for a 35 year old male software engineer with body weight 85 kg, who has been diagnosed with type II diabetes mellitus

2.In a small remote village in a predominantly agrarian community, a large proportion of the children under five years of age are found to be malnourished. You are asked to address a group consisting of parents of the children regarding measures to improve their nutritional status. List and describe the measures which you would suggest

3.As the medical officer of a PHC you are asked to prepare a project to improve the nutritional status of the children in the schools under your jurisdiction. Describe your project

4.Plan a diet for a 30 years old pregnant lady from the lower socio-economic status in an urban slum

1.Role of fats in disease

1.Nutritional assessment methods

2.Trans fatty acids

3.Four public health nutritional problems in India

4.The nutritional problems of public health importance in India

5.Breast milk and cow milk Substantiate your answer with reasons

6.Breast milk is the ideal food for babies till six months of age List the following

7.Egg protein is considered as reference protein

8.Haem iron and non-haem iron

9.Nutritional status assessment methods in children

10.Polished rice and parboiled rice

11.Advantages of dietary fiber

12.Micro nutrients

13.Food pyramid and food plate

14.Nutritional anemia

15.Dietary goals recommended by WHO experts

1.Any two national health programs related to nutrition

2.Nutritive value of an egg

1.Fish fat is a dietary source of

• a) Vitamin E
• b) Vitamin K
• c) Vitamin D
• d) Vitamin B1