What percentage of young school aged children exhibit hyperactivity?

What percentage of young school aged children exhibit hyperactivity?
 
  a. 5
  b. 7
  c. 9
  d. 11
  e. 13

Q. 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of a food allergy?
 
  a. It always elicits symptoms in the person.
  b. It always involves the production of antibodies.
  c. It always shows up immediately after exposure to the allergic food.
  d. It is elicited from very small, simple molecules as well as large, complex molecules.
  e. It is less severe than an intolerance.

Q. 3

Which of the following is characteristic of children who regularly eat breakfast or skip breakfast?
 
  a. Breakfast-skippers actually show lower scores on IQ tests than those who eat breakfast.
  b. Attention spans are similar but a significant number of breakfast-skippers show hyperglycemia.
  c. Breakfast-skippers initially show decreased mental performance but with time they adapt and show almost identical achievements.
  d. Breakfast-skippers who change to eating breakfast show a temporary improvement in mental concentration but also a moderate degree of hypoglycemia.
  e. Children who skip breakfast and often quite thin and malnourished.

Q. 4

What type of diet is advised to rehabilitate a severely malnourished child?
 
  a. RUTF
  b. Large amounts of the local diet
  c. Liberal quantities of lactose-free powdered milk until growth rate is restored
  d. High energy until normal body mass index is achieved, then moderate energy thereafter
  e. BRAT

Q. 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of iron deficiency in children?
 
  a. It affects brain function before anemia sets in.
  b. It rarely develops in those with high intakes of milk.
  c. It is the primary factor in tension-fatigue syndrome.
  d. Mild deficiency enhances mental performance by lowering physical activity level, thereby leading to increased attention span.
  e. Children who had iron deficiency as infants recover completely when iron levels are normalized.

Q. 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of lead exposure and health?
 
  a. Absorption of lead is higher on an empty stomach.
  b. Lead toxicity is most prevalent in children around the time of puberty.
  c. Lead-induced anemia is similar to the anemia of vitamin B12 deficiency.
  d. The symptoms of lead toxicity can be reversed by adding iron to the diet.
  e. Lead exposure is extremely rare in the U.S..

Q. 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of hunger and behavior in children?
 
  a. Children who fail to eat breakfast typically become hyperactive after eating lunch.
  b. The nutrient deficit arising from skipping a breakfast is usually made up over the following 2 days.
  c. Children who eat nutritious breakfasts are absent from school less often than their friends who do not.
  d. Although breakfast-skippers show reduced attention spans, their scores on intelligence tests remain unaffected.
  e. While hunger can have short-term effects, there is little evidence for long-term effects.

Q. 8

Which of the following is a feature of nutrition in childhood?
 
  a. Very few children take nutrient supplements of any kind.
  b. Total energy requirements are higher for a typical 3 year old than a 12 year old.
  c. Iron-deficiency anemia in children is prevalent in Canada but not the United States due to fortification.
  d. Children who fail to consume vitamin D-fortified foods should receive a daily supplement of 10 micrograms.
  e. Vegetarian and vegan diets are unsafe for children.