Food, Diet and Health

Question 1

Who is more likely to have a higher metabolic rate; someone with more muscle or someone with more fat?

Answer 1

Muscle

Question 2

Big people have a _____ metabolic rate whereas smaller people have a ______ metabolic rate

Answer 2

Higher.

Lower.

Question 3

Order these jobs from highest to lowest metabolic rate;
Secretary
Professional Athlete
Mechanic

Answer 3

Professional athlete
Mechanic
Secretary

Question 4

What factors effect your metabolism?

Answer 4

Muscle mass
Fat mass
Sex
The amount of exercise you do
Genetic factors

Question 5

What three forms does energy come in?

Answer 5

Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats

Question 6

What are the two types of carbohydrates?

Answer 6

Starch and sugar

Question 7

What’s the difference between sugary carbs and starchy carbs?

Answer 7

Starchy carbs can’t be used for energy until they’re digested

Sugary carbs are used for immediate energy

Question 8

Why can eating too much carbs be bad?

Answer 8

The body starts to store it as fat if you don’t burn it off

Question 9

When are fats used by the body?

Answer 9

When carbs run low

Question 10

Gram for gram, fat has how much more energy than protein or carbs?

Answer 10

Twice as much

Question 11

What is needed to release the energy stored in fat, and how quickly is this energy released?

Answer 11

Oxygen is needed and the process is slow

Question 12

What are fats converted into by the body?

Answer 12

Cholesterol

Question 13

Why is having to much fat bad for you?

Answer 13

It leads to weight gain and restricts movement which may lead to obesity

Question 14

What do proteins do?

Answer 14

Repair cells and make new cells

Question 15

Why do we need proteins?

Answer 15

For growth and development

Question 16

What do proteins make?

Answer 16

Enzymes, hormones and other body chemicals.

Amino acids that break down food

Question 17

How much protein do you need to stay healthy?

Answer 17

Relatively large amounts

Question 18

If your diet is badly out of balance, what may it lead to?

Answer 18

Malnourishment

Obesity/anorexia

Question 19

What can lead to obesity?

Answer 19

Too much carbohydrates or fat in the diet

Hormonal problems

Lack of exercise

Question 20

What might eating too much saturated fat do?

Answer 20

Increase your blood cholesterol level

Question 21

What meat eating too much salt do?

Answer 21

Cause high blood pressure and heart problems

Question 22

How much do you have to weigh over recommended body mass to be obese?

Answer 22

20%

Question 23

Is starvation and malnourishment the same?

Answer 23

No. Starvation is no food of any sort but malnourishment is an unbalanced diet

Question 24

What problems can arise from obesity?

Answer 24

Arthritis
Type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure
Heart disease
Some kinds of cancer
Breathing problems
Infertility

Question 25

What are the effects of lack of food?

Answer 25

Slow growth in children
Fatigue
Poor resistance to infection
Irregular periods in women

Question 26

Name 3 effects of anorexia

Answer 26

Depression
Bloating
Seizures
Muscle damage and weakness
Stomach ulcers and pain
Swollen throat and glands
Liver and kidney damage

Question 27

Why does lack of exercise lead to obesity?

Answer 27

Exercise increases the amount of energy used and decreases the amount stored as fat.

It builds muscle and increases your metabolic rate

Question 28

What inherited factors can affect your weight?

Answer 28

Understood thyroid gland (metabolic rate)

Blood cholesterol levels

Question 29

What are the 5 food groups?

Answer 29

Carbohydrates
Fats
Protein
Fibre
Vitamins/Minerals
(Water)

Question 30

What is cholesterol?

Answer 30

A fatty substance that’s essential for good health

Found in every cell of the body