1Which disease is caused by a lack of iodine?
2What causes marasmus?
3Define malnutrition.
4List the causes of malnutrition.
5Write the causes of night blindness and list the ways to prevent it.
6Define goitre and state its causes.
7How do kwashiorkor (the crying disease) and marasmus differ in their causes and signs?
8List five signs each of kwashiorkor and marasmus, and the ways to prevent them.
9List the diseases caused by malnutrition and explain any one of them.
10Introduce night blindness and give its signs and ways to prevent it.
11Find the BMI of a person who weighs 72 kg and is 1.5 m tall, and say whether the person is obese.
12Describe the physical, mental and social effects of malnutrition on a child.
13What is obesity? Give its causes and the ways to prevent it.
14Why does a young child with night blindness not say they are ill, and how can parents find out?
15Why is iodised salt the most useful protection against goitre in Nepal?