Food Groups

Question 0

A healthy diet provides ……

Answer 0

Energy needed for all the processes in the body as well as providing us with the building materials needed to make new body parts and repair damaged parts.

Question 1

Who or what needs food?

Answer 1

All living things need food.

Question 2

Food is divided into how many nutrient groups?

Answer 2

Seven

Question 3

The seven nutrient groups are:-

Answer 3

Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water and Fibre

Question 4

In order to remain healthy a person must eat what?

Answer 4

A balanced diet

Question 5

What is a balanced diet?

Answer 5

Eating the correct amount from each of the 7 nutrient groups to suit an individual lifestyle.

Question 6

What is malnutrition?

Answer 6

An unbalanced diet resulting from not eating enough or eating too much of a particular nutrient group.

Question 7

How much of the world’s population is malnourished?

Answer 7

Approximately two thirds of the world’s population

Question 8

What is starvation?

Answer 8

This is when an individual does not eat enough of any food.

Question 9

Starvation causes what?

Answer 9

Tiredness and wasting diseases

Question 10

Where in the world is starvation most common?

Answer 10

In developing countries

Question 11

What happens to individuals who take in too much energy either by eating too much or eating the wrong type of food?

Answer 11

They become obese

Question 12

Name one health related disadvantage of being obese (carrying extra weight)?

Answer 12

The individual would be more at risk of suffering a heart attack because the heart has to work harder to pump blood to tissue therefore putting a strain on the heart.

Question 13

Name two good sources of carbohydrate?

Answer 13

Sugars and starch

Question 14

In what food or drink would we find carbohydrate in the form of sugar?

Answer 14

Lactose from milk and sugars from natural fruit

Question 15

In what foods or drinks would we find carbohydrate in the form of starch?

Answer 15

Rice, potato and pasta.

Question 16

Carbohydrates provide the body with what?

Answer 16

Energy

Question 17

If an individual is deficient in the carbohydrate nutrient group what could it cause?

Answer 17

Starvation or malnutrition

Question 18

What foods provide a good source of protein?

Answer 18

Chicken, fish and beans.

Question 19

Why is protein important to our bodies?

Answer 19

Growth and repair

Question 20

If you are deficient in protein what disease can you get?

Answer 20

Kwashiorkor

Question 21

Name some food sources from the fat nutrient group

Answer 21

Fried foods, bacon and butter

Question 22

What does the fat nutrient group provide the body with?

Answer 22

Energy and insulation (warmth)

Question 23

Name two types of minerals required by the body?

Answer 23

Calcium and iron

Question 24

What foods or drinks are a good source of calcium?

Answer 24

Milk and cheese

Question 25

What foods or drinks are a good source of iron

Answer 25

Red meat and green vegetables

Question 26

Why is calcium and important substance in our diet in relation to our health and body?

Answer 26

Maintains healthy bones and teeth

Question 27

If we lack calcium in our diet what disease can this cause?

Answer 27

Rickets

Question 28

Why is iron important in our diet with regard to our body?

Answer 28

Healthy red blood cells

Question 29

If we don’t have enough iron in our diet this will cause what?

Answer 29

Anaemia

Question 30

Name three vitamins?

Answer 30

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D

Question 31

What food provides a good source of vitamin A

Answer 31

Carrots

Question 32

What foods provide a good source of vitamin C

Answer 32

Citrus fruit and black currants

Question 33

What foods are a good source of vitamin D

Answer 33

Oily fish and eggs

Question 34

Why is vitamin A necessary within the body?

Answer 34

Essential for good eyesight

Question 35

If you were deficient in vitamin A this would result in what?

Answer 35

Poor eyesight in low light

Question 36

If you were deficient in vitamin C this would result in what?

Answer 36

A disease called Scurvy

Question 37

Why is Vitamin C necessary with our bodies?

Answer 37

Healthy skin and gums

Question 38

Why is vitamin D required by our bodies from our diet?

Answer 38

Absorption of calcium for bones and teeth