Healthy eating

Question 1

List chronic illnesses that are caused by poor diet and lack of exercise.

Answer 1

Diabetes, obesity, heart disease, certain cancers and tooth decay

Question 2

What does a poor diet consist of?

Answer 2

• Too much fat and sugar
• Not enough fresh fruit and vegetables

Question 3

Why did the South African Department of Health develop Food-Based Dietary Guidelines?

Answer 3

• because many South Africans suffer ill health because of poor diet
• and so they saw a need to teach people about good eating habits

Question 4

What is the aim of the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines?

Answer 4

to educate people about healthy eating and promote healthy lifestyles among all South Africans

Question 5

What are the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines ?
(10 points)

Answer 5

• eat a variety of foods
• be active
• make starchy foods the main part of most meals
• drink plenty of clean water
• only use a little bit of salt
• don’t eat fatty foods too often
• eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly
• eat chicken, fish, milk, meat and eggs daily
• eat plenty of vegetables and fruit every day
• consume food and drinks containing sugar seldom and not between meals

Question 6

Who do the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines apply to?

Answer 6

• adults and
• children over the age of 7

Question 7

What is obesity?

Answer 7

• excessively overweight
• puts pressure on the heart
• is very unhealthy and danngerous

Question 8

What are chronic illnesses?

Answer 8

illnesses that last for a long time

Question 9

What is diet?

Answer 9

the food and drink you consume

Question 10

What does ‘starchy’ mean?

Answer 10

a description of foods that are high in carbohydrate eg. potatoes and rice

Question 11

What does it mean to eat a healthy diet?

Answer 11

eating a balance of foods, as per the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

Question 12

Why do you need to eat a healthy diet?

Answer 12

For the following things:
- growth and repair
- energy
- minerals
- vitamins
- fibre

Question 13

What are milk and dairy foods a good source of ?

Answer 13

• Calcium (mainly)
• vitamin D
• protein
• phosphorus
• magnesium
• vitamins A, B12 and riboflavin

Question 14

What calcium used for in the body?

Answer 14

For building and maintaining bones and teeth

Question 15

What does a diet rich in dairy products do for the body?

Answer 15

helps to build and maintain bone mass
which in turn does the following
- for young people: strengthens their bones and minimises breakages
- for older people: protects from osteoporosis

Question 16

How much dairy should a person consume each day? how much do most people actually consume?

Answer 16

• 2 to 3 cups of milk or servings of dairy
• most people only have about half of that