Nutrition

Question 0

Name the types of carbohydrates

Answer 0

Sugars (simple carbohydrates)

Starch (conplex carbohydrates)

Question 1

What are the seven food groups

Answer 1

Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Fibre
Minerals
Vitamins
Water

Question 2

What is starch broken down into

Answer 2

Maltose

Question 3

What is maltose broken down by into

Answer 3

Maltase to get glucose

Question 4

What contains carbohydrates

Answer 4

Bread, potatoes, cereals, rice

Question 5

What are carbohydrates used for?

Answer 5

These foods provide you with energy which is released during the process of respiration

Question 6

What are proteins broken down into

Answer 6

Amino acids

Question 7

What proteins contained in

Answer 7

Meat, eggs and fish

Question 8

What are proteins used in

Answer 8

They are vital for producing new cells for growth and replacing worn out cells

Question 9

What are lipids made out of

Answer 9

3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol molecule

Question 10

What are lipids contained in

Answer 10

Butter, oil, cream

Question 11

What are lipids used in

Answer 11

Fats provide your body with energy once carbohydrates have run out. They also provide insulation

Question 12

Name some vitamins

Answer 12

A
B1
B2
C
D
E

Question 13

What is vitamin a uses for

Answer 13

Needed to make a chemical in the retina and protects the surface of the eye

Question 14

Where is vitamin a found

Answer 14

Fish, liver oils, liver, butter, margarine, carrots

Question 15

What is the deficiency disease for vitamin a

Answer 15

Night blindness and damage to the cornea of the eye

Question 16

What does vitamin c do

Answer 16

Sticks together cell lining surfaces such as the mouth

Question 17

Where is vitamin c found

Answer 17

Fresh fruit and vegetables

Question 18

What is the deficiency disease for vitamin c

Answer 18

Scurvy ( think of pirates)

Question 19

What does vitamin d do

Answer 19

Helps bones absorb calcium and phosphate

Question 20

Where is vitamin d found

Answer 20

Fish liver oils and made in the skin from sunlight

Question 21

What is the deficiency disease for vitamin d

Answer 21

Rickets, poor teeth

Question 22

What is calcium used for

Answer 22

Making teeth and bones

Question 23

Where is calcium found

Answer 23

Dairy products, fish, bread and vegetables

Question 24

What is the deficiency disease for calcium

Answer 24

Rickets

Question 25

What is iron needed for

Answer 25

Part of haemoglobin in red blood cells and helps carry oxygen

Question 26

Where is iron found

Answer 26

Red meat, liver, eggs, some vegetables

Question 27

What is the deficiency disease for iron

Answer 27

Anaemia

Question 28

What are vitamins needed for

Answer 28

They are needed in small quantities for many reactions in the body

Question 29

What are minerals needed for

Answer 29

Only small quantities are needed to keep the body healthy and growth

Question 30

Where can roughage be found

Answer 30

Vegetables, fruit, cereal

Question 31

What is the purpose of fibre

Answer 31

Fibre add bulk to our food. Molecules such as cell wall of plants cannot be digested and moves through the digestive system keeping in working freely.

Question 32

What is the deficiency disease for fibre

Answer 32

Constipation

Question 33

What is water used for

Answer 33

All chemical reactions occur in solutions. All solutions are made up of water. 75% of our body is water