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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
Term-End Examination

December, 2005

CFN-1 : YOUR FOOD AND ITS UTILISATION

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

Note : Answer five questions in All. Question no. 1 is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.

1. (a) Fill in the blanks. (10)

(i) We need to drink about _________ glasses of water every day.
(ii) A number of regulatory and protective substances in the body are made from ___________.
(iii) The reference man is ___________ and weighs 55 kg.
(iv) The __________ the activity level, the more the energy requirement.
(v) When growth occurs both the size and ___________ of cells increases.
(vi) BMR stands for basal _________ rate.
(vii) PEM is caused by deficiency of _________ and __________.
(viii) Foods which contain a large amount of fat are high in _________.
(ix) The first year of life is a period of __________ growth.
(x) Foods from __________ food groups should be included in the diet.

(b) Define the following in two to three sentences each: (10)
(i) Health
(ii) Balanced diet
(iii) RDI
(iv) Ageing
(v) Growth spurt

2. (a) What are the functions of food? (10)

(b) Explain the meaning of the term “malnutrition”, giving examples. (5)

(c) What is nutritional status. (5)

3. (a) How is food digested ? Explain in detail. (15)

(b) Describe the process of absorption and utilization of nutrients. (5)

4. (a) What are the common nutritional deficiencies found in India? (4)

(b) Discuss the symptoms and prevention of any two nutritional deficiency diseases. (10)

(c) "Overnutrition is also a form of malnutrition." Do you agree ? Explain the reasons for your answer. (6)

5. (a) What is the importance of nutrition during pregnancy? (8)

(b) List some Do's and Dont's for pregnant women. (4)

(c) What are some of the problems encountered in pregnancy ? What can be done to combat these problems? (8)

6. (a) What are the factors that can influence the food Intake of adolescents? (5)

(b) What are the problems of adolescence that might affect nutritional status? (15)

7. (a) How is body size related to nutritional status ? Describe the use of weight, height and other linear measurements in assessing nutritional status. (15)

(b) Describe briefly growth monitoring of children. (5)

8. Write short notes on any four of the following: (20)
(i) Daily food guide
(ii) Influence of activity on RDIs
(iii) Assimilation of food
(iv) Supplmentray feeding of infants
(v) Role of infection in causing malnutrition