B1- Diet problems

Question 1

If you have kwashiorkor what does it mean you have a lack of? And what is a common symptom of it?

Answer 1

protein

swollen stomach

Question 2

why do people in developing countries do not get enough protein?

Answer 2

overpopulation the demand is greater then the amount available, and there is not enough money for agriculture

Question 3

how would you estimate a persons daily requirement of protein?

Answer 3

EAR (g) = 0.6 x Body mass (KG)

Question 4

why do children and teenagers and pregnant women after having a baby need more protein?

Answer 4

because they are still growing and so that the baby can take the protein from the mothers milk to grow

Question 5

what is anorexia? and what is bulimia?

Answer 5

leads to self starvation-little eating and then vomiting it up again normally caused thinking that there body image ins’t good enough

Question 6

what can anorexia and bulimia lead to?

Answer 6

liver, kidney failure, heart attacks, muscle wastage, low blood pressure and mineral deficiencies and bulimia can lead to tooth decay because the enamel is taken of from the acid every time the person vomits

Question 7

what does body mass index indicate?

Answer 7

whether your under or overweight

Question 8

how would you work the bmi out?

Answer 8

BMI = bodymass (KG) / (height)2 (M)

Question 9

what is a normal weight?

Answer 9

18.5-24.9