Question 1

Which of the following is the best approach to eradicating undernutrition in developing nations?

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A)   Have developed countries give direct food aid to underdeveloped countries
B)   Improve the infrastructure of rural regions
C)   Establish large farms
D)   Provide more jobs in urban centersE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The maj cause of undernutrition in the United States is

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A)   political.
B)   lack of food production.
C)   lack of technological advances.
D)   inadequate use of biotechnology.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following is not true about acquired immune deficiency syndrome wldwide?

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A)   The transmission pattern is different in developed versus developing countries.
B)   Africa is the continent that has been hardest hit.
C)   The death rate from AIDS in the United States is on the rise.
D)   Developing countries have the most infections.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What is the term to describe failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet greatly exceeds nutritional needs?

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A)   Undernutrition
B)   Overnutrition
C)   Emaciation
D)   MalnutritionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The root cause of hunger and undernutrition in the United States continues to be _______________.

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Question 6

Which of the following is not true about AIDS?

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A)   It is transmitted in body fluids.
B)   After infection with the HIV virus, AIDS symptoms generally begin showing within a year.
C)   Eating a balanced diet cannot prevent or stave off HIV infection.
D)   Eating a good diet cannot cure the disease.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is true about semistarvation?

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A)   Impairment does not occur if there are no clinical symptoms.
B)   Often the first sign that tissues are being affected is a biochemical change that may be detectable by a blood test.
C)   Physical symptoms often appear before evidence of biochemical changes.
D)   Action to correct undernutrition should only be taken when clinical symptoms are detected.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

All of the following are obstacles to solving problems of undernutrition in developing nations except

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A)   an imbalance between food/population ratios.
B)   poor infrastructure.
C)   lack of available technology that could be taught to the populations.
D)   war.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Accding to the conceptual framewk of malnutrition developed by the United Nations Children's Fund in 1990, the underlying causes of malnutrition include

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A)   insufficient health services.
B)   human and economic resources.
C)   inadequate dietary intake and unsatisfactory health.
D)   inadequate access to food and health services.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following is not true about "new biotechnology"?

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A)   It has no beneficial applications that are without significant risks.
B)   Most of the possible risks of its use are uncertain at this time.
C)   Most soybeans produced in the United States are genetically engineered.
D)   It is unlikely, at this point in time, that it will be a helpful solution to the undernutrition problem in developing nations.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The homeless in the United States are at increased risk of undernutrition. Which of the following is true about the homeless?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most of them are alcoholics.
B)   Most of them are lazy.
C)   Many are members of families with children.
D)   All are poorly educated.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

All of the following are socioeconomic facts affecting hunger in the Unites States except

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A)   poverty.
B)   homelessness.
C)   political influences.
D)   weather.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is not true about the social and economic impact of AIDS?

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A)   AIDS tends to have the greatest social and economic impact on developing countries.
B)   AIDS will have the greatest economic impact on the United States.
C)   Most governments have responded slowly to the AIDS epidemic.
D)   A significant portion of the male population of many developing countries will be lost to AIDS and will decrease the workforce that can make a country more productive.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Using living things to manufacture products and improve production and yield of foods is called _______________.

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Question 15

Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that does not meet nutritional needs is termed

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A)   starvation.
B)   undernutrition.
C)   emaciation.
D)   chronic hunger.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

____________ is malnutrition that results from an inadequate intake, absption, utilization of the nutrients calies needed f optimal growth, development, and body function.

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Question 17

Which of the following is true about chronic hunger in the wld?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chronic hunger is not found in developed countries.
B)   Hunger, by definition, is when someone eats no food for a long period of time.
C)   The primary cause of hunger is poverty.
D)   Hunger is the psychological and physiological state that results when enough food is eaten to meet energy needs.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

_______________ is the physiological state that results when not enough food is eaten to meet energy needs.

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Question 19

One of the best ways to decrease the population aspect of the food/population ratio is f countries to institute _______________ programs.

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Question 20

The human ganism is particularly susceptible to effects of undernutrition during all of the following periods except

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A)   infancy.
B)   pregnancy.
C)   preschool years.
D)   adulthood.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Exam 12: Undernutrition Throughout the Wld

Which of the following is true about semistarvation?

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Which of the following is true about chronic hunger in the wld?

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One of the best ways to decrease the population aspect of the food/population ratio is f countries to institute _______________ programs.

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The homeless in the United States are at increased risk of undernutrition. Which of the following is true about the homeless?

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The root cause of hunger and undernutrition in the United States continues to be _______________.

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Which of the following is not true about AIDS?

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All of the following are socioeconomic facts affecting hunger in the Unites States except

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The maj cause of undernutrition in the United States is

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_______________ is the physiological state that results when not enough food is eaten to meet energy needs.

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Using living things to manufacture products and improve production and yield of foods is called _______________.

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The human ganism is particularly susceptible to effects of undernutrition during all of the following periods except

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Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that does not meet nutritional needs is termed

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All of the following are obstacles to solving problems of undernutrition in developing nations except

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Which of the following is not true about "new biotechnology"?

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Which of the following is not true about acquired immune deficiency syndrome wldwide?

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Accding to the conceptual framewk of malnutrition developed by the United Nations Children's Fund in 1990, the underlying causes of malnutrition include

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Which of the following is not true about the social and economic impact of AIDS?

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What is the term to describe failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet greatly exceeds nutritional needs?

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Which of the following is the best approach to eradicating undernutrition in developing nations?

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____________ is malnutrition that results from an inadequate intake, absption, utilization of the nutrients calies needed f optimal growth, development, and body function.

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