UGA FDNS 4540 Exam 1: Nutritional
Epidemiology fully solved graded A+
Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔The basic science of public health;
Initially used to investigate, control, and prevent epidemics of infectious disease
Today it is also applied to the study of:
- Injuries, especially those occurring at home or work
- Chronic diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease, and arthritis
- Social problems such as teenage pregnancies, homicide, alcoholism, and opioid abuse
Definition of Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔Current definition: study of the distribution,
determinants and deterrents of health-related states and events in specified populations and the
application of this study to the control of health problems
Distribution definition - correct answer ✔✔- Distribution refers to the relationship between the health
problem or disease and the population in which it exists
- Distribution means who is affected and how it is affecting them
- The persons affected
- The place and time of the occurrence
- Patient parameters such as age, sex, race, occupation, income and educational levels, and social and
environmental features
- Frequency of the disease or condition
determinants definition - correct answer ✔✔- Determinants refers to the causes and factors that affect
the risk of disease
- Infectious diseases have a single, necessary cause
- Non-communicable diseases can have multiple causes
- How factors such as age, sex, race, nutrition status, and physiologic state, which determine an
individual's susceptibility to disease
, - Environmental factors, such as living conditions, occupation, geographical location, and lifestyle, which
determine the host's exposure to a specific agent
epidemiologist - correct answer ✔✔Epidemiologists work with other health professionals:
- To identify causes of disease
- To propose strategies for controlling or preventing health problems
The epidemiologic method can be used to describe a community's health problems and to determine
whether health is improving or getting worse
Investigating Causes of Diseases - correct answer ✔✔- Surveillance methods have been used to monitor
preventable causes of birth defects
- By using vital statistics, can calculate an individual's risk of dying before a certain age
- Working closely with other health professionals, the epidemiologist works to identify the causes of
disease and to propose strategies for controlling or preventing health problems
Examples of a Public Health Campaign - correct answer ✔✔- Fruits and Veggies: More Matters® urged
consumers to eat 5-9 servings (or more) of fruits and vegetables
- In 2019, Have a Plant TM replaced the Fruits and Veggies - More Matters ® campaign
Nutritional Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔- Nutritional epidemiology is the science of identifying
relationships between dietary intake and disease outcomes
- Study of the nutritional determinants of disease in human populations (Informs the RDA: how much we
need to eat)
- Identify and study association between diet and disease
- Originally focused on nutrient deficiency diseases, currently concerns witch chronic disease prevention
and management
- Assess the efficacy of nutrition interventions: Education, Policy, Programs
Nutritional Epidemiology Method - correct answer ✔✔- One of the first applications was investigating
curative effects of citrus fruits among sailors with scurvy
- Describes the nutrition status of populations or specific subgroups of a population and develop specific
programs or services for members of the group whose nutrition status appears to be compromised
Epidemiology fully solved graded A+
Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔The basic science of public health;
Initially used to investigate, control, and prevent epidemics of infectious disease
Today it is also applied to the study of:
- Injuries, especially those occurring at home or work
- Chronic diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease, and arthritis
- Social problems such as teenage pregnancies, homicide, alcoholism, and opioid abuse
Definition of Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔Current definition: study of the distribution,
determinants and deterrents of health-related states and events in specified populations and the
application of this study to the control of health problems
Distribution definition - correct answer ✔✔- Distribution refers to the relationship between the health
problem or disease and the population in which it exists
- Distribution means who is affected and how it is affecting them
- The persons affected
- The place and time of the occurrence
- Patient parameters such as age, sex, race, occupation, income and educational levels, and social and
environmental features
- Frequency of the disease or condition
determinants definition - correct answer ✔✔- Determinants refers to the causes and factors that affect
the risk of disease
- Infectious diseases have a single, necessary cause
- Non-communicable diseases can have multiple causes
- How factors such as age, sex, race, nutrition status, and physiologic state, which determine an
individual's susceptibility to disease
, - Environmental factors, such as living conditions, occupation, geographical location, and lifestyle, which
determine the host's exposure to a specific agent
epidemiologist - correct answer ✔✔Epidemiologists work with other health professionals:
- To identify causes of disease
- To propose strategies for controlling or preventing health problems
The epidemiologic method can be used to describe a community's health problems and to determine
whether health is improving or getting worse
Investigating Causes of Diseases - correct answer ✔✔- Surveillance methods have been used to monitor
preventable causes of birth defects
- By using vital statistics, can calculate an individual's risk of dying before a certain age
- Working closely with other health professionals, the epidemiologist works to identify the causes of
disease and to propose strategies for controlling or preventing health problems
Examples of a Public Health Campaign - correct answer ✔✔- Fruits and Veggies: More Matters® urged
consumers to eat 5-9 servings (or more) of fruits and vegetables
- In 2019, Have a Plant TM replaced the Fruits and Veggies - More Matters ® campaign
Nutritional Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔- Nutritional epidemiology is the science of identifying
relationships between dietary intake and disease outcomes
- Study of the nutritional determinants of disease in human populations (Informs the RDA: how much we
need to eat)
- Identify and study association between diet and disease
- Originally focused on nutrient deficiency diseases, currently concerns witch chronic disease prevention
and management
- Assess the efficacy of nutrition interventions: Education, Policy, Programs
Nutritional Epidemiology Method - correct answer ✔✔- One of the first applications was investigating
curative effects of citrus fruits among sailors with scurvy
- Describes the nutrition status of populations or specific subgroups of a population and develop specific
programs or services for members of the group whose nutrition status appears to be compromised
