Basic Nutritional Requirements — MCQs

A patient on a maize diet presented with diarrhea, dementia and dermatitis. Which vitamin deficiency is responsible for these features

Which vitamin deficiency is most likely in a 3-year-old presenting with bow legs and delayed dentition?

Decreased basal metabolic rate is seen in:

Vitamin K supplementation is given to neonates to prevent _____ .

What is the recommended daily energy intake in kilocalories for an adult woman engaged in heavy physical labor?

Final common pathway of metabolism of carbohydrate, lipids, and protein metabolism is?

Which of the following anthropometric indicators best reflects acute malnutrition (wasting) in children?

As per the Government of India guidelines, the daily dose of elemental iron recommended for prophylaxis during pregnancy is

Lowering of which of the following parameters indicates acute malnutrition?

Vitamin A deficiency is considered a public health problem if the prevalence rate of night blindness in children between 6 months and 6 years is more than?