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What is the main focus of public health nutrition?
Promoting health and preventing illness in the population
Which approach to public health emphasizes the absence of disease as the main definition of health?
Narrow approach
What is one disadvantage of the broad public health approach?
Risk of failure due to lack of breadth
Why is estimating the number of calories needed per day challenging?
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Which method is used to assess disease occurrence in human populations?
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What is a limitation of using Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of health?
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Which public health approach focuses on the underlying socio-cultural factors affecting health choices?
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What type of data is collected from various sources to assess nutritional needs?
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Which public health approach defines health as more than just the absence of disease?
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What aspect of public health does epidemiology primarily focus on?
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