Dietary Disorders

Question 1

A health problem which is caused by having an unbalanced diet

Answer 1

Dietary disorder

Question 2

How we lead our lives

Answer 2

Lifestyle

Question 3

This describes risk factors that can be changed or altered

Answer 3

Modifiable

Question 4

This describes factors that cannot be changed or altered

Answer 4

Non-modifiable

Question 5

Something that increases your chance of getting a disease

Answer 5

Risk factor

Question 6

The food we eat

Answer 6

Diet

Question 7

A careful plan or method

Answer 7

Strategy

Question 8

Definition of obesity

Answer 8

Being 20% or more above their ideal weight for your height

Question 9

Name three physical health issues

Answer 9

Lack of mobility, lack of stamina, Coronary Heart Disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure. (Any three)

Question 10

Name three mental health issues

Answer 10

Depression, stress, anxiety, low self esteem, difficulty in socialising, lack of self confidence. (Any three)

Question 11

Fruit and vegetables are low in

Answer 11

Fat and calories

Question 12

Bread, rice, potatoes and pasta provide the body with _______ and are low in _______

Answer 12

Energy (first blank)

Fat (second blank)

Question 13

3 ways to reduce the amount of fat we consume from meat

Answer 13

Remove visible skin from meat or chicken
Use low fat cooking methods ,eg grilling, stir frying
Limit high fat meat products

Question 14

What do the coronary arteries do

Answer 14

Supply blood to the heart

Question 15

How does coronary heart disease occur

Answer 15

When one or more of the coronary arteries is narrowed or completely blocked by the build up of fatty deposits in its walls. If the arteries become totally blocked, blood cannot flow to the heart. This results in a heart attack.

Question 16

What is the medical event that occurs when an artery to the brain becomes blocked

Answer 16

Stroke

Question 17

Name three non modifiable risk factors

Answer 17

Gender, getting older, family history

Question 18

What special type of unsaturated fat is present in oily fish

Answer 18

Omega 3

Question 19

A diet which has too much or too little of a particular nutrient

Answer 19

Unbalanced diet

Question 20

Name 4 foods high in fat and sugar

Answer 20

Biscuits, cakes, pies, chocolate, sweets, soft drinks (any 4)

Question 21

6 words that mean sugar but are called a different name

Answer 21

Corn syrup, fructose, sucrose, glucose, cane sugar, honey.

Question 22

How many people are admitted to hospital in Northern Ireland in a day because of a heart attack

Answer 22

10

Question 23

3 foods that make up a Mediterranean diet

Answer 23

More oily fish, more fruit and vegetables, more wholegrain bread + cereals, more nuts and pulses (peas, beans and lentils), less saturated fat and red meat and a moderate alcohol consumption.