Questions

• What is BMR?
• What are the energy requirements as we age?
• What is Sarcopenia?
• What age-related changes affect nutritional intake and status?
• What is the commonest cause of vitamin B12 deficiency?
• What are the effects of chronic illness on nutrition of older people?

Questions on malnutrition

• What is malnutrition?
• What are the 4 categories of consequences of malnutrition?
• What are the 3 causes of malnutrition?
• What are the 10 risk factors of nutritional vulnerability?
• What are the 2 nutritional screening tools?
• What is MUST?
• How is malnutrition managed?