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Nutrition
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Fill in the blanks: The human diet needs both macro- and micronutrients. Any misbalance between either of them and physiological demands can be defined as ____A____, and includes undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and ____B____. Countries in transition often experience ____C____.
A = Hunger, B = Malnutrition, C = Food Diversity
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A = Malnutrition, B = Over nutrition, C = A double burden of malnutrition
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A = Hunger, B = Over nutrition, C = Malnutrition
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A = Malnutrition, B = Hunger, C = Food Diversity
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What is the difference between macro and micronutrients?
Micronutrients are smaller than macronutrients
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Micronutrients need to be microwaved to become useful
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Macronutrients are compounds which humans need in high quantities; micronutrients are needed in smaller amounts usually for more specific functions.
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Macronutrients includes dietary fibre, whereas micronutrients don't.
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Approximately, and on average, what is the required daily calorie intake for humans?
2000-2200
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1500-1700
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2700-2900
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4100-4300
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Which form of fat has been linked unambiguously with increasing cardiovascular disease?
Trans fats
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Mono-unsaturated fats
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Poly-unsaturated fats
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Omega-3 fats
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How do diets typically develop with increased affluence from phase 3 to phase 4 of the nutrition transition?
Increased intake of meat
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Increased calorie intake
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Increased intake of processed foods
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All of the above options are correct
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What types of foods and activities characterise phase 5 of the nutrition transition?
Less physically demanding work and increases in starchy foods.
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Reduced fat and sugar in the diet, more physical exercise.
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Higher intakes of fat and sugar.
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Reduction in micronutrient intake.
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Which of the following foods generally make the lowest contribution to greenhouse gas emissions?
Livestock & Fish
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Dairy & eggs
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Fruit & Vegetables
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Cereals
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Which of these factors makes the reduction of environmental impacts from the food system challenging?
How we make trade-offs between different environmental impacts. How do we value water usage compared to emissions?
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Food has cultural values: it may not be possible to shift diets if there are religious or social reasons for certain behaviours.
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When diets shift, care has to be taken to make sure diets are nutritionally complete.
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All of the above options are correct.
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Which of the following is a nutrition-dependent communicable disease?
Diarrhoea
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Cardiovascular disease
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Chronic respiratory disease
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Cancer
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What epidemiological trends are seen with the transition from phase 3 to phase 4 of the nutrition transition?
Increasing amounts of accidents
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Decreasing health issues due to lack of physical inactivity
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Increasing numbers of smokers
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Increasing rates of non-communicable diseases related to obesity
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