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Question 0

What is a function?

Answer 0

The job a nutrient does in the body

Question 1

What is a source?

Answer 1

The food a nutrient is found in

Question 2

What is a diet?

Answer 2

The food we eat

Question 3

What is a nutrient?

Answer 3

A substance found in food that has a specific function in the body

Question 4

What is deficiency?

Answer 4

Not getting enough of a nutrient

Question 5

What is excess?

Answer 5

Getting too much of a nutrient

Question 6

What is food?

Answer 6

Anything we eat or drink

Question 7

What is nutrition?

Answer 7

The study of food and it’s effect on the body

Question 8

What are the main nutrients?

Answer 8

Protein
Fat (saturated fat)
Minerals (calcium, iron)
Vitamins (vitamin C)
Carbohydrates

Question 9

What do you need in addition to the main nutrients?

Answer 9

NSP

Water

Question 10

What are food sources of water in our diet?

Answer 10

Fruit
Milk
Soup
Vegetables
Fruit Juice
Tea/Coffee
Jelly

Question 11

What are some functions of water in the body?

Answer 11

Regulates body temperature
Eliminates toxins
Protects and hydrates organs
Helps the body absorb nutrients

Question 12

What is NSP also known as?

Answer 12

Dietary fibre

Question 13

Where is NSP found?

Answer 13

Plants

Question 14

In the short term, if not enough NSP is consumed, what can develop?

Answer 14

Constipation

Question 15

In the long term, if not enough NSP is consumed, what can develop?

Answer 15

Bowel cancer

Diverticular disease

Question 16

What are good sources of NSP?

Answer 16

Wholegrain rice
Wholegrain pasta
Skins of fruit
Wholegrain cereal

Question 17

What are the functions of protein?

Answer 17

Repair and growth

Maintenance of the body

Question 18

What are the animal sources of protein?

Answer 18

Meat
Chicken
Fish
Eggs
Dairy

Question 19

What are vegetable sources of protein?

Answer 19

Beans 
Nuts
Quorn
Soya milk
Tofu
Bread
Pasta

Question 20

What is the excess problems for protein?

Answer 20

Very unusual

Question 21

What are the functions of fat?

Answer 21

Provides a concentrated source of energy
Insulates the body
Protects vital organs
Provides the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K

Question 22

What are the saturated sources of fat?

Answer 22

Cheese
Cream
Bacon
Lard
Butter
Red Meat

Question 23

What are the unsaturated sources of fat?

Answer 23

Crisps
Oil
Oily fish(salmon, tuna)

Question 24

What happens if an excess of saturated fat is eaten?

Answer 24

Coronary heart disease

Question 25

What halogens if an excess of unsaturated fat is eaten?

Answer 25

Obesity

Question 26

What is the function of carbohydrates?

Answer 26

Energy

Question 27

What is the source of starchy carbohydrates?

Answer 27

``` Potatoes Rice Pasta Bread Cereal ```

Question 28

What is the source of sugary carbohydrates?

Answer 28

``` Cupcakes Biscuits Sweets Frosties Jam Honey ```

Question 29

What happens with an excess of carbohydrates?

Answer 29

Obesity | Dental caries

Question 30

What is needed to form haemoglobin?

Answer 30

Iron

Question 31

What does haemoglobin do?

Answer 31

Gives healthy red blood cells their colour

Question 32

What is iron needed to prevent?

Answer 32

Anaemia

Question 33

What does anaemia do?

Answer 33

Makes you feel tired and look pale

Question 34

What is haem iron?

Answer 34

Similar to the iron in our blood Easy to absorb Animal foods

Question 35

What is non haem iron?

Answer 35

Cannot be absorbed into the body unless it is eaten with a food containing vitamin c Plant foods

Question 36

Food with haem iron?

Answer 36

``` Liver Kidney Beef Pork Fish Chicken Lamb Duck ```

Question 37

Foods with non haem iron?

Answer 37

``` Leafy dark green vegetables Spinach Dried fruit Eggs Fortified breakfast cereal ```

Question 38

What does fortified mean?

Answer 38

Added nutrients

Question 39

What does vitamin C do?

Answer 39

Helps the body absorb non haem iron Boosts the immune system to help avoid minor infections such as the cold or flu An antioxidant vitamin that helps the body against serious diseases such as scurvy and cancer

Question 40

What does calcium do?

Answer 40

Helps to form strong teeth and bones in children and adolescents Helps to maintain strong teeth and bones in adults

Question 41

What is one portion of milk?

Answer 41

200ml (1 glass)

Question 42

What is one portion of yogurt?

Answer 42

150g (1 pot)

Question 43

What is one portion of cheese?

Answer 43

30g (a small matchbox)

Question 44

What are some sources of calcium?

Answer 44

``` Fortified breakfast cereal Soya beverage Sardines Tofu Leafy green vegetables Tinned fish with bones ```

Question 45

How is vitamin D made?

Answer 45

When sunlight/UV light hits our skin

Question 46

What is the function of vitamin D?

Answer 46

Allows the body to absorb and use calcium

Question 47

What are some sources of vitamin D?

Answer 47

``` Fatty fish/oily fish Pork/meat Beef liver Egg yolks Mushrooms Fortified breakfast cereal Dairy products ```

Question 48

What is osteoporosis?

Answer 48

The bone disease that mainly occurs in elderly women when calcium leaves the bones

Question 49

What is rickets?

Answer 49

The bone disease which occurs in children ho have a deficiency of calcium in their diet

Question 50

What is scurvy?

Answer 50

The disease that occurred amongst sailors and pirates on board ships longer than fruit and vegetables could last

Question 51

What is cholecalciferol?

Answer 51

The proper name for vitamin D