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Hsci 103:Nutrition Health Question Paper

Hsci 103:Nutrition Health

Course:Nursing

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012(EVENING) EXAMINATIONS
SCHOOL : MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
UNIT CODE : HSCI 103
UNIT TITLE : NUTRITION AND HEALTH
TIME : 3HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY TWO Questions

QUESTION ONE
a) Define the following:
i) Curative health
ii) Healthy lifestyle
iii) Need fulfillment (3marks)

b) Explain the relationship between health and illness. (4marks)

c) Describe the goal of health promotion. (3marks)

d) Explain the role of exercise in health maintenance. (3marks)

e) State the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats. (2marks)

f) State THREE functions of thiamin (Vit. B1) (3marks)

g) Describe the most striking characteristic symptoms of pellagra. (3marks)

h) Explain the effect of excessive alcohol consumption on individuals nutritional status.
(2marks)

i) List FOUR conditions that may result from hypertension. (4marks)

j) State the symptoms of anorexia nervosa. (3marks)

QUESTION TWO
a) Explain air pollution. Describe the effects of air borne pollutants on the health status of an individual. (10marks)
b) Discuss FIVE ways in which water can be contaminated and made unsafe for drinking.
(10marks)

QUESTION THREE
a) Discuss reasons why people develop and persist in faulty food habits. (10marks)

b) Diabetes is becoming a common disease in Kenya. Explain the causes and describe the symptoms that one can use to determine the disease. (10marks)

QUESTION FOUR
a) Explain why the following groups require extra amounts of iron:-
i) Babies
ii) Teenage girls
iii) Pregnant women
iv) People recovering from illness. (8marks)

b) Define food security. Explain how the elderly are vulnerable to food insecurity.
(12marks)

QUESTION FIVE
a) Define malnutrition. Discuss the role of nutrition education in providing solutions to the health problem. (10marks)

b) Explain the role of parents in providing and maintaining a healthy nutrition among children. (10marks)

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