Diet & Food Groups

Question 1

What is starvation?

Answer 1

Not getting enough food

Question 3

What is a balanced diet?

Answer 3

Eating the correct amounts of each of the nutrient groups needed for one’s lifestyle

Question 4

What group of people is more likely to suffer from heart attacks?

Answer 4

Obese people

Question 6

What are the 7 nutrient groups?

Answer 6

Carbohydrates 
Protein
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Fibre

Question 7

What are the two types of Carbohydrates?

Answer 7

Sugar & Starch

Question 8

Name 2 minerals

Answer 8

Calcium and Iron

Question 9

What is fat used for?

Answer 9

Energy insulation

Question 10

What are good sources of protein?

Answer 10

Chicken, fish, beans etc.

Question 11

What can starvation cause?

Answer 11

Tiredness and wasting diseases

Question 12

What disease can occur from Vitamin C deficiency?

Answer 12

Scurvy

Question 13

What are good sources of fibre?

Answer 13

Cereals, wholemeal bread, etc.

Question 14

What is protein used for in the body?

Answer 14

Growth & repair

Question 15

What are some good sources of fat?

Answer 15

Fried foods, bacon & butter

Question 16

What is Malnutrition?

Answer 16

Eating too little or too much of a particular nutrient group

Question 17

What are some good sources of Starch?

Answer 17

Rice, Potatoes and Pasta

Question 18

What is protein deficiency called?

Answer 18

Kwashiorkor

Question 19

What are calcium & Vitamin D used for?

Answer 19

Calcium is to help build and maintain strong bones and teeth and Vitamin D helps absorb Calcium

Question 20

Name a good source of Vitamin A

Answer 20

Carrots

Question 21

What is Vitamin D deficiency called?

Answer 21

Rickets or Osteoporosis later in life

Question 22

What are good sources of water?

Answer 22

All drinks, fruit and veg

Question 23

What is Vitamin C used for?

Answer 23

Healthy skin and gums

Question 24

What is found in Lactose in Milk?

Answer 24

Sugar

Question 25

What is iron used for?

Answer 25

The production of red blood cells

Question 26

What is Vitamin A essential for?

Answer 26

Good eye sight

Question 27

What can calcium be found in?

Answer 27

Milk & Cheese

Question 28

What’s the name for iron deficiency?

Answer 28

Anaemia

Question 29

Name 3 vitamins

Answer 29

A, C & D

Question 30

Where can you find Vitamin D?

Answer 30

In oily fish and eggs

Question 31

Where is iron found?

Answer 31

in red meat and green vegetables

Question 32

What is water used for?

Answer 32

A solvent and major transport

Question 33

What prevent bowel cancer and constipation?

Answer 33

Fibre

Question 34

Dehydration is the deficiency of what nutrient?

Answer 34

Water

Question 35

What problem may arise if too little Vitamin A is incorporated in one’s diet?

Answer 35

Seeing in low light

Question 36

What can happen if there is too much fat present in one’s diet?

Answer 36

Some is left behind in blood vessels which narrows them and strains the heart. This can cause the formation of blood clots.

Question 37

Finish the sentence:

If a blood clot get stuck in the vessels feeding the the heart muscle with oxygen _____?

Answer 37

A heart attack can occur

Question 38

A stroke occurs when?

Answer 38

A blood clot gets stuck in a vessel going to the brain

Question 39

How much fruit & veg should you eat a day?

Answer 39

5

Question 42

What does fibre do in the body?

Answer 42

Adds bulk to food and keeps guts healthy

Question 49

What is the use of carbohydrates?

Answer 49

To provide us with energy

Question 50

What food should someone suffering from Scurvy eat?

Answer 50

Citrus fruits (lemons, limes & oranges)