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Self‐Assessment Questions
Оглавление1 Modern nutritional epidemiology examines:the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies, e.g., ascorbic acid deficiency and scurvythe health effects of acute viral and bacterial infectionsthe impact of nutrition on chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetesnone of the above
2 Which of the following sentences is correct?Scurvy is caused by ascorbic acid deficiency.Oranges, but not lemons, are high sources of ascorbic acid.Scurvy is caused by lack of niacin (vitamin B3).Scurvy is caused by lack of thiamin (vitamin B1).
3 Describe the types of beri‐beri disease.
4 Which of the following sentences is correct?Diseases caused by specific nutrient deficiencies usually manifest soon after initiating the nutrient‐deficient diet.The degenerative chronic diseases are caused by specific nutrient deficiencies.The effects of a single nutrient deficiency are more important compared to the interaction of food components into the food matrix.“Food synergy” is a concept that can rarely explain how food and food groups affect health and disease.
5 Define the terms food synergy and food antagonism.
6 Why were eggs thought to be a risk factor for the development of CVD in the past?
7 The health effects of foods depend on:the time of their consumption during the daythe biological properties that their nutrients maintain after digestiontheir energy contentthe combined effects of their nutrients, synergistic or antoagonistcall of the above
8 What are the available methods to categorize a dietary pattern as healthy?
9 Provide an example of a well‐known dietary quality score/index.
10 What is principal component analysis (PCA)?
11 Which of the following dietary patterns was developed to achieve a specific health goal?the Mediterranean dietthe Asian dietthe Western‐type dietthe DASH dietall of the above
12 Which of the following dietary patterns is consistent with certain moral principles?the prudent dietthe vegetarian dietthe Asian dietthe DASH dietnone of the above
13 Complete the sentence: According to the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a healthy dietary pattern should include _____________________.
14 Report four dietary patterns that have been shown to have protective effects against diet‐related diseases.
15 Do you agree with the statement, “There is no healthy dietary pattern for all”? Please justify your reply.