Key Terms

Question 1

Source

Answer 1

The food a nutrient is found in

Question 2

The job a nutrient has in the body

Answer 2

Fuction

Question 3

Diet

Answer 3

The food we eat in a day

Question 4

Nutrient

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Deficiency

Answer 5

Not getting enough of a nutrient

Question 6

Getting too much of a nutrient

Answer 6

Excess

Question 7

Anything we eat or drink

Answer 7

Food

Question 8

Nutrition

Answer 8

The study of food and its effects on the body

Question 9

GP

Answer 9

The first point of contact for patients with health concerns. He or she listens to the listens to the patients description of their symptoms then carries out test, diagnose illness and disease, prescribe suitable treatment and refers the patient for special help. 

Question 10

Dietician

Answer 10

This person gives advice to individuals and groups about their diets. He she advises carers in hospitals and nursing homes about menus and carries out research into the links between food and its effects on the human body. 

Question 11

Specialist nurse

Answer 11

This is someone who usually works alongside doctors in a hospital or health centre to monitor and advise individual patients he she will have detailed training to be able to support patients with specific diet related conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure 

Question 12

State the five main nutrient groups

Answer 12

Protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals