Food-related health conditions

Question 1

What is Coronary Heart disease?

Answer 1

a common but serious heart condition, where the blood vessels supplying blood to the heart are blocked or narrowed

Question 2

foods a person with coronary heart disease should avoid (list 4)

Answer 2

▪ saturated fats
▪ fatty meat
▪ cakes and pastries
▪ cream
▪ foods high in salt

Question 3

How can a person lower the risk of coronary heart disease: (list 4)

Answer 3

▪ reduce saturated fat intake
▪ reduce salt intake
▪ increase fruit and vegetable intake
▪ increase fibre intake
▪ choose healthier methods of cookery, such as grilling, poaching and baking

Question 4

What is Type 2 diabetes?

Answer 4

• a condition that causes too much sugar (glucose) in the blood known as
  hyperglycaemia
• causes high blood pressure
  -causes raised cholesterol levels

Question 5

Type 2 diabetes symptoms: (list 3)

Answer 5

▪ feeling very thirsty
▪ blurred vision
▪ itching of the skin
▪ slow healing of cuts and wounds

Question 6

What foods should be included to prevent or stabilise diabetes? (list 5)

Answer 6

▪ carbohydrates with high fibre content
▪ reduced salt intake
▪ lean sources of protein
▪ less red and processed meat
▪ sugar free sweeteners
▪ low fat milks
▪ olive oil

Question 7

What is coeliac disease?

Answer 7

when the immune system attacks and damages the gut when gluten is eaten, and finds it hard to absorb other nutrients

Question 8

symptoms of coeliac disease: (list 3)

Answer 8

-diarrhoea
-stomach aches
-bloating
-weight loss
-loss of energy

Question 9

What are products a person with coeliac disease should avoid: (list 3)

Answer 9

▪ bread
▪ pasta
▪ cereals
▪ biscuits, cakes and pastries

Question 10

Alternative products for a person with coeliac disease? (list 4)

Answer 10

▪ quinoa
▪ rice
▪ potatoes
▪ nuts and seeds
▪ oats

Question 11

What is a lactose intolerance?

Answer 11

when a person cannot digest lactose

Question 12

What should a person with a lactose intolerance avoid?

Answer 12

dairy products

Question 13

What is lactose?

Answer 13

the sugar found in milk

Question 14

What a lactose free alternatives for a person with lactose intolerance?(list 3)

Answer 14

• soya milk
• milk derived from nuts
• oat milk
• rice milk

Question 15

What is a wheat intolerance?

Answer 15

a person whose body is unable to break down wheat for it to be absorbed into the digestive system

Question 16

What are symptoms of a wheat intolerance?

Answer 16

of bloating, flatulence (farting), and diarrhoea

Question 17

what are products a wheat intolerant person should avoid?

Answer 17

bread
couscous
flour
pasta
spelt
semolina

Question 18

What are some wheat free alternatives:

Answer 18

rice
oats
corn
rye
barley

Question 19

What is an allergy?

Answer 19

an adverse physical reaction to allergens found in food

Question 20

What the 14 allergens

Answer 20

Celery
Gluten
Crustaceans
Eggs
Fish
Lupin
Milk
Molluscs
Mustard
Nuts
Peanuts
Sesame seeds
Soya
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites