Factors Affecting Health

Question 1

Your health is affected by having an ____ ____

Answer 1

Your health is affected by having an unbalanced diet

Question 2

Define ‘malnourished’

Answer 2

Used to describe someone whose diet is badly out of balance

Question 3

How does malnourishment differ from starvation?

Answer 3

Starvation is not getting enough food of any sort, while malnourishment is about not getting the right sorts of food to be healthy

Question 4

Malnourished people can be ____, ____, or ____ ____ ____ ____

Answer 4

Malnourished people can be fat, thin, or unhealthy in other ways

Question 5

What can eating too much lead to?

Answer 5

Obesity

Question 6

Eating too much of which 2 particular food groups can cause obesity?

Answer 6

1. Carbohydrates
2. Fats

Question 7

Where is obesity a common disorder?

Answer 7

In developed countries

Question 8

Define ‘obesity’

Answer 8

Being 20% (or more) over recommended body mass

Question 9

Name 4 causes of obesity

Answer 9

1. Hormonal problems
2. Poor diet
3. Overeating
4. Lack of exercise

Question 10

Name 5 (+ 2 sub categories) health problems that can arise as a result of obesity

Answer 10

1. Arthritis
2. Type 2 diabetes
3. High blood pressure
4. Heart disease
5. Risk factor for some kinds of cancer
6. Too much sat. fat. -> increase blood cholesterol level
7. Too much salt -> high blood pressure and heart problems

Question 11

Where is malnutrition through lack of food common?

Answer 11

In developing countries

Question 12

The effects of malnutrition vary depending on what?

Answer 12

What foods are missing from the diet

Question 13

Name 4 common problems caused by malnutrition

Answer 13

1. Slow growth (in children)
2. Fatigue
3. Poor resistance to infection
4. Irregular periods

Question 14

Define ‘deficiency diseases’

Answer 14

Diseases caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals

Question 15

What can a lack of vitamin C cause?

Define it

Answer 15

Scurvy

A deficiency disease that causes problems with the skin, joints, and gums

Question 16

People who exercise regularly are usually ____ than those who don’t

Answer 16

People who exercise regularly are usually healthier than those who don’t

Question 17

Name the 3 ways exercise can lead to improved health.

End result?

Answer 17

1. Increases the amount of energy used by the body
2. Decreases the amount of energy stored as fat
3. Builds muscle boosting your metabolic rate
   * Less likely* to suffer from health problems such as obesity

Question 18

Does being fit always = being healthy?

Answer 18

No

You can be physically fit and slim, but malnourished at the same time because your diet isn’t balanced

Question 19

Besides diet and exercise, what else can affect your health?

Answer 19

Inherited factors

Question 20

Give an example of some inherited factors that can affect your metabolic rate

Answer 20

Some inhertied factors can cause an underactive thyroid gland, which can lower the metabolic rate and cause obesity

Question 21

Gvie an example of how some inherited factors can affect blood cholesterol level

Answer 21

Some inherited factors can increase blood cholesterol level, which increases the risk of heart disease

Question 22

What is cholesterol, and where is it found?

Answer 22

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that’s essential for good health

It’s found in every cell in your body