B6.1 Diet

Question 1

Foods that contain carbohydrates

Answer 1

Bread, potatoes and rice

Question 2

What are carbohydrates used for?

Answer 2

• Source of energy for respiration in cells

Question 3

What are proteins used for?

Answer 3

• Growth and repair

Question 4

Foods that contain proteins

Answer 4

Meat, milk and eggs

Question 5

Define the term balanced diet

Answer 5

A diet in which all the components needed to maintain health are present in appropriate proportions

Question 6

What are fats used for?

Answer 6

Insulation and energy storage

Question 7

Which foods contain fats?

Answer 7

Butter, oils and cheese

Question 8

Which foods contain vitamin C?

Answer 8

Citrus fruits

Question 9

What is vitamin C used for?

Answer 9

To repair tissues

Question 10

What is vitamin D used for?

Answer 10

Maintains healthy bones and teeth

Question 11

Which foods contain vitamin D?

Answer 11

Eggs, fish, cheese and milk

Question 12

Vitamin D deficiency leads to…

Answer 12

Rickets

Question 13

What is rickets?

Answer 13

• The softening of bones

- Stunted growth in children

Question 14

Vitamin C deficiency leads to…

Answer 14

Scurvy

Question 15

What is scurvy?

Answer 15

Bleeding gums and wounds do not heal properly

Question 16

Why is calcium needed?

Answer 16

For strong bones and teeth

Question 17

Which foods contain calcium?

Answer 17

Milk and eggs

Question 18

What does calcium do?

Answer 18

Blood clotting

Question 19

Calcium deficiency leads to…

Answer 19

The softening of the bones

Question 20

Iron deficiency leads to…

Answer 20

Anaemia

Question 21

What is iron used for?

Answer 21

To make haemoglobin in red blood cells

Question 22

Which foods contain iron?

Answer 22

Red meat, spinach, liver and kidney

Question 23

What is anaemia?

Answer 23

Reduction in the number of red blood cells, becomes tired and short of breath

Question 24

Which foods contain fibre?

Answer 24

Vegetables, fruit and brown rice

Question 25

What is fibre used for?

Answer 25

• Provides bulk for the food to move through the stomach and intestines

Question 26

Fibre deficiency leads to…

Answer 26

constipation

Question 27

Protein deficiency leads to…

Answer 27

Kwashiorkor

Question 28

List the symptoms of kwashiorkor

Answer 28

• body can’t grow and repair its tissues
• immune system becomes weak
• can cause stunted growth

Question 29

What is Maramus?

Answer 29

A condition in very young children caused by a diet low in all energy-containing foods

Question 30

Symptoms of maramus

Answer 30

• Wasted appearance due to very low body fat and muscle

Question 31

Which age group suffers from kwashiorkor?

Answer 31

Young children

Question 32

What is constipation caused by?

Answer 32

Too little fibre and water

Question 33

Which mineral do pregnant women need more of?

Answer 33

Iron

Question 34

Why do pregnant women need more iron?

Answer 34

To supply what the growing baby needs for making blood cells

Question 35

What does starvation means?

Answer 35

not enough food is eaten

Question 36

What can starvation lead to?

Answer 36

Marasmus, diarrhoea and death

Question 37

What does obesity mean?

Answer 37

Having too much fat stores in the body

Question 38

What can obesity lead to?

Answer 38

Diabetes and heart diseases

Question 39

What is coronary heart disease caused by?

Answer 39

Diet high in saturated fats