Food Selection and Health

Question 1

What are nutrients?

Answer 1

The chemical substance in food that our bodies process to enable it to function.

Question 2

What are the SIX nutrients?

Answer 2

• proteins
• carbohydrates
• lipids
• vitamins
• minerals
• water

Question 3

Issue someone lacking protein in their diet might have

Answer 3

Stunted growth

Question 4

Growth and Development
(why do we need food?)

Answer 4

Everyone needs food to build new cells or to replace injured or dead ones.

Question 5

What are the best nutrients for growth and development?

Answer 5

Proteins (chicken, fish & tofu) and minerals (calcium from milk and iron from red meat and spinach)

Question 6

Why do we need energy even when we are still?

Answer 6

for organs such as our heart to keep us alive.

Question 7

Provision of energy

Answer 7

Food supplies us with energy needed for our bodies to properly function move and work.

Question 8

Outcomes of lack of food

Answer 8

feeling tired, loss of appetite and sometimes energy will shut down certain body processes

Question 9

Repair and maintenance of cells

Answer 9

Cells in the human body need to be in good condition in order to regulate body processes and protect the body against disease and infection.

Question 10

What does water and vitamins and water help the body to do?

Answer 10

Stay healthy