9) Solomon Islanders (of the western Pacific) used to farm and fish for a living
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9) Solomon Islanders (of the western Pacific) used to farm and fish for a living. Now that they export blowfish for certain types of Japanese sushi, they no longer farm and have used their extra income to buy pre-packaged and canned foods high in calories and fat. This phenomenon, happening all over the world, is known as ___________.
a) the globalization of farming.
b) the globalization of Type 1 diabetes.
c) the epidemiological transition
d)the nutrition transition.
10) The metabolism of which amino acid leads to effective production of melanin?
a) glycogen
b) tyrosine
c) melatonin
d) serotonin
11) Folate deficiencies are associated with _____________.
a) severe neurological defects in newborns.
b) severe vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis
c) severe damage to the epidermis
d) severe lack of tyrosinase and albinism
12) What is “catch up” growth?
a) When conditions improve dramatically, a child will grow quickly to return to the normal size for his/her age.
b) When conditions become very poor, a child will grow quickly to make up for the normal size for his age.
c) when epiphyseal plates fuse.
d) none of the above.
13) All of the following about people who can digest lactose after age 7 are true EXCEPT for _____________.
a) It benefits certain people because they can have a consistence source of protein and dietary calcium.
b) Ancient peoples - whose ancestors developed this mutation - did not have dark green vegetables available to them in the winter time.
c) Even without the ability to digest a lot of lactose, some people can get calcium from yogurt, cheese and other foods that have been predigested by bacteria.
d) People in tropical environments who are lactose intolerant will die without calcium supplements in pill form.
Please answer all questions correctly
Explanation / Answer
9.A.Nutrition transition
Nutrition transition is the shift in dietary consumption and energy expenditure that coincided with demographic economic and epidemiological changes .
10.b Tyrosine
Melanin is a broad term for group of natural pigments found in most organisms. It is produced by oxidation of amino acid tyrosine.
11.A.severe neurological defects in newborns
Folate deficiency leads to abnormal red blood cells megaloblastic. Folate is important for foetus spinal cord and brain its deficiency can cause severe birth defects known as neural tube defects .
12.A.when conditions improve dramatically a child will grow quickly to return to normal size of his/her age.
Catch up growth usca regular phenomenon seen in young children after retardation when the cause of growth deficit is removed.
13.d.people in tropical environments who are lactose intolerant will die without calcuim pills.
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