Protein Quality and Nitrogen Balance — MCQs

Protein metabolism after trauma is characterized by the following except:

In which of the following conditions is protein catabolism MOST increased?

Which of the following is NOT a finding within 24 hours of starvation in a 19-year-old patient with Anorexia Nervosa?

In a patient with maple syrup urine disease, all of the following amino acids should be restricted in diet except?

A 32-year-old male is on a weight-maintenance diet, so he does not want to lose or gain any weight. Which amino acid must be present in the diet to prevent the patient from going into a negative nitrogen balance?

What is the best method to estimate the amount of proteinuria in a 2-year-old child with nephrotic syndrome?

Biological value is used for the assessment of?

Which one among the following essential amino acids is usually the "limiting" amino acid in most of the pulses?

Which of the following protein sources has the lowest biological value?

Protein quality assessment is best done by?