SPM
Nutritional disorders
Exam Yield
| Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 40% |
| Ease of Revision | 6.79 / 10 |
Question Pattern
Questions are focused on RDA, deficiency, diagnosis, supplementation & Rx.
Lot of small independent topics though.
Covering what we have suggested here would be a good start.
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Cause for Epidemic dropsy
- Bacteria resistant to Holder method of Pasteurisation
- Test for Pasteurisation efficiency
- Recommended Daily Protein Intake for Adult Male
- Thiamine content in foods
- BMI – Lethal Value
- Parboiling of Rice
- Vanasapati fortification with Vit A
- Renal feed for end stage ESRD
- Richest source of Vit D
- RDA for Iodine for different Age groups
- Glycemic Index for different foods
- Reference Indian Man & Woman
- Fluorosis – Classification & Fluoride levels
- Indicators for Body fat
- Prevalence Criteria For Xerophthalmia
Suggested Revision
Make sure you have revised the following:
- RDA for Folic acid in different Age groups
- Protein energy ratio
- Anemia Mukt Bharat Programme
- Lathyrism – Cause & Rx
- Iodine – Community assessment, fortification
- Prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation
- Essential Fatty acid content in foods
- Deficient Amino acids inMaize, wheat, cereals, pulses
- Methods of Pasteurisation
- Iron requirement in Pregnancy
- Assessment of Protein Quality
- RDA Energy,Protein, Vitamins
- Vit A – Doses – Rx, Supplementation
- BMI ranges
- Balanced Diet – Characteristics
- BMR
- Net Protein Utilisation value for common foods