Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2005 Certification Food and Nutrition (CFN) YOUR FOOD AND ITS UTILISATION - Question Paper

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN FOOD AND NUTRITION

Term-End exam

December, 2005

CFN-1 : YOUR FOOD AND ITS UTILISATION

Time: three hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Note : ans 5 ques. in All. ques. no. one is compulsory. All ques. carry equal marks.

1. (a) Fill in the blanks. (10)

(i) We need to drink about _________ glasses of water every day.

(ii) A number of regulatory and protective substances in the body are made from ___________.

(iii) The reference man is ___________ and weighs 55 kg.

(iv) The __________ the activity level, the more the energy requirement.

(v) When growth occurs both the size and ___________ of cells increases.

(vi) BMR stands for basal _________ rate.

(vii) PEM is caused by deficiency of _________ and __________.

(viii) Foods which contain a large amount of fat are high in _________.

(ix) The 1st year of life is a period of __________ growth.

(x) Foods from __________ food groups should be included in the diet.

(b) describe the subsequent in 2 to 3 phrases each: (10)

(i) Health

(ii) Balanced diet

(iii) RDI

(iv) Ageing

(v) Growth spurt

2. (a) elaborate the functions of food? (10)

(b) discuss the meaning of the term “malnutrition”, giving examples. (5)

(c) What is nutritional status. (5)

3. (a) How is food digested ? discuss in detail. (15)

(b) define the process of absorption and utilization of nutrients. (5)

4. (a) elaborate the common nutritional deficiencies obtained in India? (4)

(b) explain the symptoms and prevention of any 2 nutritional deficiency diseases. (10)

(c) "Overnutrition is also a form of malnutrition." Do you agree ? discuss the reasons for your ans. (6)

5. (a) What is the importance of nutrition during pregnancy? (8)

(b) List a few Do's and Dont's for pregnant women. (4)

(c) elaborate a few of the issues encountered in pregnancy ? What can be done to combat these problems? (8)

6. (a) elaborate the factors that can influence the food Intake of adolescents? (5)

(b) elaborate the issues of adolescence that might affect nutritional status? (15)

7. (a) How is body size related to nutritional status ? define the use of weight, height and other linear measurements in assessing nutritional status. (15)

(b) define briefly growth monitoring of children. (5)

8. Write short notes on any 4 of the following: (20)

(i) Daily food guide

(ii) Influence of activity on RDIs

(iii) Assimilation of food

(iv) Supplmentray feeding of infants

(v) Role of infection in causing malnutrition

Earning:   Approval pending.