Food For Special Needs

Question 1

Anaemia

Answer 1

A condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells or of haemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness.

Question 2

Lactation

Answer 2

The secretion of milk by the mammary glands.

the action of suckling an infant.

Question 3

Antibody

Answer 3

A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.

Question 4

Balanced diet

Answer 4

A diet that contains the proper proportions of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water necessary to maintain good health.

Question 5

Malnutrition

Answer 5

Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.

Question 6

Food allergy

Answer 6

Food allergy is an immune system reaction that occurs soon after eating a certain food. Even a tiny amount of the allergy-causing food can trigger signs and symptoms such as digestive problems, hives or swollen airways.

Question 7

Food intolerance

Answer 7

Food intolerance (or non-allergic food hypersensitivity) is a detrimental reaction, often delayed, to a food, beverage, food additive, or compound found in foods that produces symptoms in one or more body organs and systems, but generally refers to reactions other than food allergy.

Question 8

Glucose

Answer 8

A simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

Question 9

Insulin

Answer 9

A hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes.

Question 10

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 10

Lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition).

an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.

Question 11

Diabetes

Answer 11

A disorder of the metabolism causing excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine.

Question 12

Bulimia

Answer 12

An emotional disorder characterized by a distorted body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by fasting or self-induced vomiting or purging.

Question 13

Vegetarian

Answer 13

A person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.

Question 14

Perishable


Answer 14

(especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly

Question 15

Logistics


Answer 15

The commercial activity of transporting goods to customers.

Question 16

Diverticulitis

Answer 16

Inflammation of a diverticulum, especially in the colon, causing pain and disturbance of bowel function.

Question 17

Osteomalacia

Answer 17

Softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium.