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. 2The 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. 3Iodine deficiency is one of the major preventable cause of ____ worldwide.
a. protein-energy malnutrition
b. diarrhea
c. mental retardation
d. prematurity
Q. 4The 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. 5What 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. 6Which 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. 7According 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. 8A 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