You are what you eat

Question 1

This affects one in two people?

Answer 1

overweight and obesity

Question 2

It kills one in three males and one in four females?

Answer 2

coronary heart disease

Question 3

4% 0f population have it and it is believed that another 10 000 have it but not diagnosed?

Answer 3

diabetes

Question 4

2 billion people worldwide suffer from it?

Answer 4

anaemia

Question 5

72 000 people in Northern Ireland have it?

Answer 5

osteoporosis

Question 6

6.4% of adults in the UK display sighns of this, with over a quarter being male?

Answer 6

eating disorder

Question 7

What is BMI stand for?

Answer 7

BODY MASS INDEX

Question 8

What does BMI show?

Answer 8

if your weight is appropriate for your height;
can work out if someone is overweight or obese

Question 9

Calculation for BMI

Answer 9

Weight (kg) divided by height (m)

Question 10

A waist size can put put in dividuals at a higher risk of which 2 conditions?

Answer 10

• heart disease
• type 2 diabetes

Question 11

Ehat effects can obesity have on health?

Answer 11

certain cancers - breast, colon, ovarian
- in fertility
- sleep apnoea
- joint problems
- liver disease
- mental health issues
- high blood pressure
- coronary heart disease
- type 2 diabetes

Question 12

What is the most common type of heart disease?

Answer 12

coronary heart disease

Question 13

What is CHD?

Answer 13

coronary arteries become narrowed by build up of fatty material

Question 14

What is ATHEROSCLEROSIS?

Answer 14

narrowing of coronary arteries due to build up of fatty material, called atheroma.

Question 15

What is the pain called, caused by narrowing of atherosclerosis?

Answer 15

ANGINA

Question 16

What is a heart attack?

Answer 16

a piece of atheroma breaks off and may causea blockage/blood clot. This may block your coronary artery and cut off oxygen supply, permanently damaging the heart.

Question 17

Causes of CHD?

Answer 17

• stress
• smoking
• family history
• being overweight
• being male
• high blood pressure
• increasing in age
• too much alcohol
• unhealthy diet
• lack of exercise

Question 18

What is diabetes?

Answer 18

a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar to become too high

Question 19

What does the pancreas release?

Answer 19

releases insulin in response to glucose in the bloodstream, to help our body release energy from the food we eat

Question 20

How does insulin help our bodies use glucose for energy?

Answer 20

insulin acts like a KEY to UNLOCK the door to cells allowing glucpse to enter the cells

Question 21

Where is extra glucose stored?

Answer 21

liver

Question 22

What happens in type 1 diabetes?

Answer 22

insulin is not being produced

Question 23

What happens in tyoe 2 diabetes?

Answer 23

not enough insulin being produced or isn’t working properly

Question 24

What is the treament for type 2 diabetes?

Answer 24

changes in diet

Question 25

What is anaemia?

Answer 25

iron deficiency

Question 26

Name 3 symptoms of anaemia

Answer 26

fatigue weakness pale & yellow skin irregular heartbeat shortness of breath

Question 27

What are reasons for anaemia?

Answer 27

pregnancy lack of iron in diet growth spurts medical conditions affecting absorption of iron menstruation

Question 28

Where is haem iron in diet sourced?

Answer 28

meat

Question 29

Where is no-haem iron in diet sourced?

Answer 29

green leafy veg

Question 30

What aids absorption of iron from nin-haem sources?

Answer 30

Vit c

Question 31

What drinks can cause iron to be excreted before it is absorbed?

Answer 31

Large quantities of tea/coffee

Question 32

What does the word osteoporosis mean?

Answer 32

porous bones

Question 33

Causes of osteoporosis

Answer 33

poor calcium/protein intake intake age lack of weight bearing exercise poor vit D intake/exposure to sun too much alcohol smoking menpause gender - women genetics

Question 34

What nutrients are found in fruit and vegetables?

Answer 34

Vit A C E dietary fibre iron

Question 35

Which nutrients are found in starchy carbohydrates?

Answer 35

dietary fibre B vitamins

Question 36

Which nutrients are found in oils and spreads?

Answer 36

fat vit A D E

Question 37

Which nutrients are found in dairy and alternatives?

Answer 37

Calcium protein fat

Question 38

Which nutrients are found in beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat?

Answer 38

protein iron fat B vitamins