Deck 29: International Nutrition and Health

Question 1

The most favourable international nutrition outcomes depend on:

A) warmer climates
B) food aid
C) large families
D) maternal literacy
E) agribusiness

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which is NOT one of the ten commitments of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025)?

A) Eradicate hunger and prevent all forms of malnutrition.
B) Enhance sustainable food systems.
C) Ensure healthy diets throughout the life-course.
D) Improve access to clean water and sanitation.
E) Strengthen human and institutional capacities to improve nutrition.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which is NOT an international organisation that directly address nutrition and health problems?

A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
B) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
C) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
D) United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
E) United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (UNIAEA)

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is FALSE?

A) The SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals set in 2015 to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by the year 2030.
B) The first two goals of the SDGs are 'no poverty' (end poverty in all its forms everywhere) and 'zero hunger' (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture).
C) It has been criticised that all other goals of the SDGs might be contingent on achieving Goal 1, ending poverty.
D) Achieving Goal 1 is hampered by lack of economic growth in the poorest countries of the world, growing inequality, increasingly fragile statehood, and the impacts of climate change.
E) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a subset of the SDGs; the MDGs are about general development while the SDGs focus on more sustainable development.

Question 5

The 'nutrition transition' refers to the shifts in dietary consumption and energy expenditure that are associated with economic development. Which of the following statements about nutrition transition is FALSE?

A) Five patterns have been identified in the nutrition transitions observed so far: (1) hunter gatherer, (2) early agriculture, (3) end of famine, (4) degenerative diseases, and (5) behaviour change.
B) At present, most low- and middle-income countries are moving from pattern 3 'end of famine' to pattern 4 'degenerative disease' as a result of increased consumption of energy-dense refined foods and sedentary behaviours.
C) The shift from traditional diets to Western diets (from pattern 3 to 4) has been a key contributor to the obesity epidemic and other obesity-related disorders or diseases in low- and middle-income countries.
D) The nutrition transition, especially patterns 4 and 5 (behaviour change), always causes a global public health problem and has an impact on public health policies at international and national levels.
E) In response to the increased prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases, individuals change their behaviours and communities promote behavioural changes to prevent and manage these diseases; this is the main feature of pattern 5.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about emergency or survival nutrition is FALSE?

A) The main purpose of short-term management of severe acute malnutrition is to provide food energy and correct dehydration.
B) Extra care should be taken to prevent the refeeding syndrome, which can result from the sudden return to normal food intake after prolonged starvation.
C) 'Ready-to-use therapeutic foods' (RTUF) have proved to be a safe emergency treatment for refeeding syndrome.
D) Poor governance, more than poverty, appears to be the major contributor to undernutrition.
E) Climate change, with changing rainfall patterns and increases in extreme weather events, has become the greatest of threat to food safety and food security.

Question 7

What are the advantages of having intergovernmental organisations

Question 8

'SMART' is a set of descriptions given to strategies in setting goals and objectives. It is commonly used in developing evaluation frameworks. What does the acronym 'SMART' stand for?

Question 9

For the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition

Question 10

Identify and describe three major international agencies with responsibilities for nutrition.

Question 11

To identify long-term measures in combating undernutrition, it is recommended that a comprehensive assessment of a range of issues is required. In addition to poverty, list five additional issues.