HE Year 10: Dietary Disorders 🍔💊

Question 1

Name the key term:

A diet which has too much or too little of a particular nutrient

Answer 1

Unbalanced diet

Question 2

Name the key term:

A health problem which is caused by having an unbalanced diet

Answer 2

Dietary Disorder

Question 3

Name the key term:

How we lead our lives

Answer 3

Lifestyle

Question 4

Name the key term:

This describes risk factors that can be changed or altered

Answer 4

Modifiable

Question 5

Name the key term:

This describes risk factors that cannot be changed or altered

Answer 5

Non-modifiable

Question 6

Name the key term:

Something that increases your chances of getting a disease

Answer 6

Risk factor

Question 7

Name the key term:

This relates to the body and its functioning

Answer 7

Physical health

Question 8

Name the key term:

The food that we eat

Answer 8

Diet

Question 9

Name the key term:

A careful plan or method

Answer 9

Strategy

Question 10

This relates to our emotional health

Answer 10

Mental health

Question 11

What is the definition of an UNBALANCED DIET?

Answer 11

A diet which has too much or too little of a particular nutrient group

Question 12

What is the definition of a DIETARY DISORDER?

Answer 12

A health problem caused by having an unbalanced diet

Question 13

What is the definition of ‘LIFESTYLE?’

Answer 13

How we lead our lives

Question 14

What is the definition of ‘MODIFIABLE?’

Answer 14

This describes risk factors that can be changed or altered

Question 15

What is the definition of ‘NON-MODIFIABLE?’

Answer 15

This describes risk factors that cannot be changed or altered

Question 16

What is the definition of a RISK FACTOR?

Answer 16

Something that increases your chances of getting a disease

Question 17

What is the definition of PHYSICAL HEALTH?

Answer 17

This relates to the body and its functioning

Question 18

What is the definition of DIET?

Answer 18

The food that we eat

Question 19

What is the definition of a STRATEGY?

Answer 19

A careful plan or method

Question 20

What is the definition of MENTAL HEALTH?

Answer 20

This relates to our emotional health

Question 21

Name the first FOUR ‘Tips For Eating Well!’

Answer 21

1. Base your meals on starchy foods
2. Eat lots of fruit and veg
3. Eat more fish - including a portion of oily fish a week
4. Cut down on saturated fat and sugar

Question 22

Name the last FOUR ‘Tips For Eating Well!’

Answer 22

5. Try to eat less salt - no more than 6g a day for adults
6. Get active and try to be a healthy weight
7. Drink plenty of water
8. Don’t skip breakfast

Question 23

What is OBESITY?

Answer 23

A person who is very obese is overweight. The rates of obesity in Northern Ireland and around the world have increased significantly in recent years

Question 24

Explain ‘Energy Balance’ and how it affects our health

Answer 24

When our ‘energy balance’ is even, our energy input and energy output are equal. This is important as when we ‘burn off’ (use) all the calories that we consume, our weight is likely to remain the same. However, if we consume more calories than we can ‘burn off’ then we are likely to put on weight!

Question 25

What are the FOUR PHYSICAL health issues of being obese?

Answer 25

1. High blood pressure 2. Developing conditions such as cancer, CHD and type 2 diabetes 3. Breathing problems 4. Lack of mobility

Question 26

What are the FOUR MENTAL health issues of being obese?

Answer 26

1. Anxiety 2. Self esteem 3. Limited self confidence 4. Depression

Question 27

What is the recommended amount of moderate PHYSICAL ACTIVITY for an ADOLESCENT per week?

Answer 27

60 minutes per day (1 hour)

Question 28

Give an explanation for FOLLOWING A HEALTHY DIET:

Answer 28

Use the 'eatwell' guide to help. Include foods which are high in fibre because these fill us up

Question 29

Give an explanation for KEEPING OUR ENERGY BALANCE EVEN:

Answer 29

Input and output should be equal and this prevents weight gain

Question 30

Give an explanation for PORTION CONTROL:

Answer 30

If we stick to the appropriate portion size then we are less likely to put on weight

Question 31

Give an explanation for EXERCISING MORE:

Answer 31

Exercise 'burns' calories and increases our energy input

Question 32

What can too much SUGAR cause?

Answer 32

Too much sugar means extra calories, which in turn can lead to stored fat in the body, causing obesity and diseases like heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes

Question 33

What can eating too much SUGAR also cause?

Answer 33

Eating too much sugar can also cause tooth decay and research shows that levels of decay in Northern Ireland teenagers are among the wirst in Europe

Question 34

What is the recommended MAXIMUM amount of sugar for a teenager per day?

Answer 34

7 cubes. This is no more than 30g of added sugar per day

Question 35

How much added sugar in teenage diets comes from sugary drinks?

Answer 35

Around a quarter 1/4

Question 36

Sugar is found naturally in some foods eg. (A) ...........and............ and has minimal impact on either obesity or tooth decay. However, the sugar added to food (non-milk extrinsic sugar) impacts negatively on both (B) .................and................

Answer 36

(A) Fruit and Veg | (B) Tooth decay and Obesity

Question 37

What causes Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)?

Answer 37

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) occurs when one or more of the coronary arteries is narrowed or blocked

Question 38

The ...A.../......... supply blood to the heart. Coronary Heart Disease can occur when one or more of the ...B.../......... is narrowed or completely blocked, by a build up of ...C.../......... on it's walls

Answer 38

A. Coronary arteries B. Coronary arteries C. Fatty deposits

Question 39

When the arteries become blocked, the heart has to work much harder to pump blood and if the arteries become totally blocked, blood cannot flow to the heart a d this can result in a ...A.../.........

Answer 39

A. Heart attack

Question 40

What is the name of the medical condition that occurs when an artery to the brain becomes blocked?

Answer 40

A stroke

Question 41

Name THREE non-modifiable risk factors for | CHD

Answer 41

- Gender - Getting older - Family History

Question 42

Give an explanation for: | Eating too much saturated fat

Answer 42

This increases cholesterol levels which in turn increases the risk of CHD

Question 43

Give an explanation for: | Eating too much salt

Answer 43

Having a high blood pressure increases the risk of a heart attack or a stroke

Question 44

Give an explanation for: | Consuming too much alcohol

Answer 44

This can damage the heat muscle, which causes an increase in blood pressure and in turn increases the risk of high blood pressure and obesity

Question 45

Give an explanation for: | Smoking

Answer 45

Smoking almost doubles a person's risk of a heart attack. Nicotine in cigarettes stimulates the body to produce adrenaline, which makes the heart beat faster and raises blood pressure

Question 46

Give an explanation for: | Lack of physical activity

Answer 46

This means that the heart (which is a muscle) does not get the exercise it needs to function properly. This will also increase the risk of becoming overweight

Question 47

Name the group of VITAMINS which reduce the risk of CHD:

Answer 47

Antioxidants

Question 48

Eating too much SATURATED FAT...

Answer 48

... increases cholesterol levels and increases blood pressure which increases the risk of CHD

Question 49

Eating too much SALT...

Answer 49

... increases blood pressure which increases the risk of CHD

Question 50

Smoking...

Answer 50

... damages the lining of the heart and increases blood pressure which increases the risk of CHD

Question 51

Regular, moderate physical activity...

Answer 51

... Reduces blood pressure which reduces the risk of CHD. Improves the heart muscle function