Low birth weight contributes to more than ____ percent of the deaths of children under five years of ...

Low birth weight contributes to more than ____ percent of the deaths of children under five years of age.
 a. 15 percent
  b. 25 percent
  c. 40 percent
  d. 50 percent

Q. 2

The first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) was conducted in ____.
 a. 1961-1965
 b. 1971-1974
 c. 1975-1979
  d. 1981-1983

Q. 3

Iodine deficiency is one of the major preventable cause of ____ worldwide.
 a. protein-energy malnutrition
  b. diarrhea
  c. mental retardation
  d. prematurity

Q. 4

The NHANES III assessed dietary intakes of its participants by using ____.
 a. 24-hour recalls
 b. three-day food records
 c. food frequency questionnaires
  d. 24-hour recalls and food frequency questionnaires

Q. 5

What condition causes the highest rate of child mortality among children ages one month to five years?
 a. HIV/AIDS
  b. pneumonia
  c. malaria
  d. measles

Q. 6

Which survey uses clinical, anthropometric, biochemical, and dietary data to assess the nutrition status of Americans?
 a. American Epidemiological Survey
 b. Ten-State Nutrition Survey
 c. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
  d. Nationwide Food Consumption Surveys

Q. 7

According to the World Health Organization, deficiencies of iron, vitamin A, and ____ rank among the top ten leading causes of death through disease in developing countries.
 a. vitamin B12
  b. vitamin D
  c. thiamin
  d. zinc

Q. 8

A set of nationwide guidelines that specify how the nutritional needs of the population will be met is ____.
 a. food disappearance data
 b. a national nutrition policy
 c. a nutrition screening
 d. nutrition assessment