food borne diseases

Question 1

The difference between a toss a coin section and a foodborne intoxication- oral question

Answer 1

And infection is your ingesting the bacteria from sample salmonella but intoxication you are interested in the TOXIN OF THE BACTERIA from bacteria examples Staphylococcus and bottulism

Question 2

fungi in food

Answer 2

aspergillus flavus produces aflatoxins, found on crops, maize and grain. its important to make sure the crops are dry to prevent infection as fungi love moisture below 10 %

toxins are heaptoxic and carcinogenic b1 + g1

also have fusarium spcies also toxi

Question 3

How do people get infected with lead

Answer 3

Lead was traditionally used to seal canned food and also it’s found in gasoline

Question 4

Food preservatives and which ones are particularly toxic

Answer 4

controlled by gov
genrally harmless but ifused uncontrallably is bad

dont have a nutirtious effect on us

used to improbe colour, flavour, smelle ect

particualry toxic are nitrites and nitrates whih form nitrosamines - cancer

Question 5

hyeprsensitvity

Answer 5

is non allergic mechanism could be due to a metabolic defect (lack of enzymer) or due to hypersnensitivity to vasoactive amines found in food

Question 6

What deficiency gives you caries

Answer 6

Fluorine

Question 7

Fortification of food examples

Answer 7

idine in salt fluorinw in milk

Question 8

Functions of fibre it

Answer 8

lowers blood cholesterol and prevents constipation

Question 9

The myth regarding all people and calories which

Answer 9

is that the older person get the less calories they need one really them to maintain the same calories actually some all the people require even increased calories to compensate for the degenerating body

Question 10

where do we put fluorine

Answer 10

toothpaste, milk, water,