HPE Theory Exam T3 2023

Question 1

What is the Australian guide to healthy eating?

Answer 1

The Australian guide to healthy eating is a general guide of the five food groups we should be eating daily.

Question 2

What does the Aus guide to healthy eating consist of?

Answer 2

Grains, Vegetables, Lean Meats, Dairy, and Fruit

Question 3

What should be in an adolescent diet?

Answer 3

Fruits and Vegetables, Iron-rich foods, Protein and dairy.

Question 4

What is a metabolic disease?

Answer 4

Any disease that disrupt your normal metabolism. Eg type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease.

Question 5

How does diet contribute to metabolic disease?

Answer 5

Eating foods that are high in sugar can expose you to various health risks.

Question 6

Why is excess sugar bad for you?

Answer 6

Increases fat levels in your body. Fat builds up, putting pressure on organs and going into your liver and bloodstream.

Question 7

Why look at sugar in particular?

Answer 7

Because large amounts of sugar are ‘hidden’ in things we eat every day that are said to be healthy.

Question 8

Why do we need sugar?

Answer 8

We need sugar to convert it to glucose which is the number one food for the brain, and an energy source.

Question 9

Where is sugar found in our diet?

Answer 9

Foods like milk, Fruit, Honey, Vegetables and Wheat contain naturally occurring sugars. Sugars can be added to processed foods we eat.

Question 10

What are the types of sugar?

Answer 10

Sucrose, Glucose, Fructose, Lactose

Question 11

What does lactose do?

Answer 11

Increases the absorption of calcium, magnesium and zinc minerals.

Question 12

What does fructose do?

Answer 12

It enhances your glucose metabolism.

Question 13

What does sucrose do?

Answer 13

Enhances your mental alertness.

Question 14

What does glucose do?

Answer 14

It is the primary energy source for your brain’s function.

Question 15

What are carbohydrates used for and what are they in?

Answer 15

They are used for energy in the body, they are in all fruit, vegetables and grains.

Question 16

What are fats used for and what are they in?

Answer 16

They give your body the main energy and support cell function. They are in milk, meat and oils.

Question 16

What are proteins used for and what are they in?

Answer 16

They build and repair muscles and bones and can be used for energy. They are in lean meats and poultry, along with fish and nuts.

Question 17

What is water used for?

Answer 17

It forms basis of blood, digestive juices, urine and perspiration.

Question 18

What is fiber used for and what is it in?

Answer 18

It plays a role in digestive health, and also regulates the use of sugars. It is found in all vegetables and plant foods.

Question 19

What are vitamins used for and what are they in?

Answer 19

They can’t be produced by body, they help you use the energy that comes from food we eat. They are in citrus fruits, green vegetables and potato.

Question 20

What are minerals used for and what are they in?

Answer 20

Minerals turn food into energy and control bodily fluids. They are in grain, dairy, cereals and nuts.

Question 21

What happens to excess carbs?

Answer 21

Stored in fat, if not excreted.

Question 22

What happens to excess fats?

Answer 22

Stored under the skin or around organs.

Question 23

What happens to excess proteins?

Answer 23

Converted to fat and stored for energy, some filtered in kidneys.

Question 24

What happens to excess water?

Answer 24

Sweating, urinating and water vapor in breath.

Question 25

What happens to excess fiber?

Answer 25

Causes diarrhea and constipation.

Question 26

What happens to excess vitamins?

Answer 26

Stored in fat deposits or in the liver.

Question 27

What happens to excess minerals?

Answer 27

These are poisonous in excessive amounts, either stored in blood or urinated.