Nutrition and diet

Question 1

What is the importance of carbohydrates in the diet?

Answer 1

To give energy

Question 2

What is the importance of protein in the diet?

Answer 2

To grow and repair cells

Question 3

What is the importance of fat in the diet?

Answer 3

To give energy and to protect cells

Question 4

What is the function of fiber in the body?

Answer 4

To help with the process of peristalsis

Question 5

What is diet?

Answer 5

A diet is the Quantity and Quality of food you eat

Question 6

What is Benedict’s solution used to test for?

Answer 6

Reducing sugars

Question 7

If i put food into a contaner and drop iodine in it and it turns blue black what nutrient is present?

Answer 7

Starch

Question 8

What is the deficiency disease in carbohydrates?

Answer 8

marasmus

Question 9

Kwashiorkor is the deficiency in which nutrent?

Answer 9

protein

Question 10

Goiter is caused by the lack of which mineral ?

Answer 10

iodine

Question 11

beri-beri is caused by deficiency which vitamin

Answer 11

Vitamin B

Question 12

A lack in vitamin A causes?

Answer 12

Night blindness

Question 13

A lack in vitamin C causes ?

Answer 13

Scurvy

Question 14

A lack in vitamin D causes ?

Answer 14

Rickets

Question 15

A lack in iron causes ?

Answer 15

Anemia