Consequences of a nutritional imbalance

Question 1

short term consequences of a nutritional imbalance

Answer 1

high blood cholesterol
fatigue
constipation
dehydration

Question 2

long term consequences of a nutritional imbalance

Answer 2

tooth decay,
overweight/obese
cardiovascular disease
osteoporosis
anemia
colorectal cancer

Question 3

short term consequence of insufficient B group vitamins, folate and iron

Answer 3

decreased energy levels, fatigue, weakness, iron and folate anemia, decreased body function efficiency.

Question 4

short term consequence of insufficient fibre

Answer 4

constipation, disruption of waste elimination, decreased physical health ad wellbeing.

Question 5

short term consequence of insufficient water

Answer 5

dehydration, severe can cause low blood pressure, causing unconsciousness, tiredness, dizziness, fainting, headaches.

Question 6

short term consequence of excessive sodium

Answer 6

fluid retention, (where parts of your body swell up because the fluid isn’t drained from your muscles) hyper tension, decreased heart and blood vessel efficiency

Question 7

short term consequence of excessive trans and saturated fats

Answer 7

increased cholesterol in the blood, decreased cardiovascular function.

Question 8

long term consequence of excessive consumption of trans and saturated fats

Answer 8

atherosclerosis, narrowing and hardening of arteries causing stroke, heart attack, increased LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, decreased physcical H+W decreased fitness, mental health, decreased self esteem, confidence, depression negative body image.

Question 9

long term consequence of excessive consumption of sugar

Answer 9

causes dental cavities, leads to tooth decay, tooth loss, decreases mental health and wellbeing; self esteem and confiedence, and physical H and W

Question 10

long term consequence of excessive consumption of sodium

Answer 10

leads to stroke, heart attack, and kidney disease, weakness in bones and hence osteoporosis.

Question 11

long term consequence of under consumption of iron, folate and vitiman C and D

Answer 11

causes anemia, can cause social withdrawal, poor calcium absorbtion can cause bone weakness and osteoporosis

Question 12

long term consequence of under consumption of calcium

Answer 12

weak bones causing osteoporosis, low peak bone density

Question 13

long term consequence of under consumption of fibre

Answer 13

colorectal cancer, overweight and obese, diabetes and other diet related diseases and cardiovascular disease.