Foods And Nutrition Question Paper
Foods And Nutrition
Course:Bachelor Of Education In Early Childhood Education
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTIONAL SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMME (IBP)
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
(EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION)
ECE 106: FOODS AND NUTRITION
DATE: Friday
30th April 2010
TIME:
2.00p.m – 4.00p.m
Section A: Short Answer Questions 30 marks
Instructions:
Answer all questions in this section
1.
Giving one reason for each, describe four groups of people who require more proteins in their lives than others. [6marks]
2.
Citing five examples, describe why polysaccharides are important to our bodies. [6marks]
3.
What is marasmus and kwashiorkor? Briefly describe how the two conditions can be prevented among young children. [6marks]
4.
Define the following terms:
a)
Nutrition
b)
Diet
c)
Food
[6marks]
5.
Give six reasons why new borns are at risk of vitamin K deficiency. [6marks]
Section B: Long answer questions 40 marks
Instructions: Answer two questions from this section
6.
You have been asked to sensitize pre-school teachers on identifying children with signs of Vitamin A Deficiency disorders. What points would you incorporate in your talk. With examples explain how the condition can be prevented. [20marks]
7.
What is anaemia? Who are the most at risk people of suffering from anaemia? How can anaemia be prevented/controlled [20 marks]
8.
Vitamins are very important nutrients to the body functions. Describe four water soluble vitamins in terms of their functions, sources and deficiencies. [20marks]
9.
You are working as a community health worker in a remote part of Kenya and you overhear some pregnant women arguing over the usefulness and dangers of fats in our diet. Describe a lecture on fats that you would give them in order to enlighten them. [20marks]
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