Part 4: Health and Diet

Question 1

Define ‘malnourishment’.

Answer 1

When the body does not get a balanced diet needed to remain healthy

Question 2

What disease can a protein deficiency cause?

Answer 2

Rickets

Question 3

What are the symptoms of rickets? (2)

Answer 3

1. Poor bone growth
2. Weakened bones

Question 4

What disease can be caused by an iron deficiency?

Answer 4

Anaemia

Question 5

What are the symptoms of anaemia? (2)

Answer 5

1. Pale skin
2. Tiredness

Question 6

What disease can be caused by a vitamin C deficiency?

Answer 6

Scurvy

Question 7

What are the symptoms of scurvy? (2)

Answer 7

1. Ulceration of gums
2. Teeth loss

Question 8

What disease can be caused by a vitamin D deficiency?

Answer 8

Kwashiorkor

Question 9

What are the symptoms of kwashiorkor? (2)

Answer 9

1. Fluid retention in abdomen
2. Weakness

Question 10

How could the body become malnourished? (2)

Answer 10

1. Too much or too little food
2. Too much or too little of the seven nutrient types.

Question 11

What disease can be caused by a vitamin A deficiency?

Answer 11

Night blindness

Question 12

What foods contain starch from carbohydrates? (5)

Answer 12

1. Cereals
2. Bread
3. Pasta
4. Rice
5. Potatoes

Question 13

What is the use of carbohydrates in the body?

Answer 13

Energy sources (once digested to sugars)

Question 14

What foods contain protein? (3)

Answer 14

1. Meat
2. Fish
3. Beans/pulses

Question 15

What is the use of protein in the body? (2)

Answer 15

1. Growth and repair
2. Source of amino acids to make new proteins

Question 16

What are foods containing fats/lipids? (2)

Answer 16

1. Dairy
2. Meat