unhealthy diet

Question 1

Define malnourishment

Answer 1

Eating wrong amounts or wrong types of food. Not having a right balance which can effect the body and skeleton.

Question 2

Define starvation

Answer 2

Extreme cases of not eating enough food.

Question 3

define obese

Answer 3

Extremely overweight.

Question 4

define deficiency

Answer 4

A lack of vitamins and minerals, causing poor growth and health problems.

Question 5

What is our source of energy and why do we rely on it?

Answer 5

Energy comes from the food we eat.We need it to be able to perform daily life processes.

Question 6

State the units of energy

Answer 6

• The energy in foods are measured in joules (J) or kilojoules ( Kj) and calories (cal) or kilocalories (kcal)
• 1 Kilojoule = 1000 joules.
  1 kilocalorie : 1000 calories
• 1 calorie = 4.18 joules

Question 7

Explain the difference of energy levels between an office worker and a construction worker

Answer 7

An accountant sitting in a desk all day needs less calories than a builder who is moving around all day due to their different levels of activity.

Question 8

What does eating too much and eating too little cause

Answer 8

Eating too much can cause weight gain if a person doesn’t move ( isn’t active) and eating too little can cause nausea and fatigue and low energy levels ( lethargic).

Question 9

true or false:
Nutrients intake varies from one person to another

Answer 9

true

Question 10

give examples of how nutrient intake varies from one person to another.

Answer 10

For example: A pregnant lady needs more vitamins, minerals and protein intake .Some people with health issues or allergies need different foods such as diabetics need less sugar.

Question 11

What are energy levels based on?

Answer 11

• Gender
• Level of activity
• Age

Question 12

Explain how energy levels differentiate between different genders,different age groups and different levels of activity

Answer 12

• Gender: Males need more energy than females.
• Age: Teenagers need more energy than any other age group
• Level of activity : Someone who moves around alot needs more energy than someone who is doesn’t move as much.

Question 13

What are the effects of having to little nutrients.

Answer 13

Too little nutrients can lead to starvation and deficiency which can cause major health problems and poor growth.

Question 14

What are the two types of malnourishment

Answer 14

Obesity: overweight
Starvation: underweight

Question 15

How do people gain weight ( become obese)

Answer 15

Some people take in more energy than they use up. They risk becoming fat. People who are overweight for their height are called OBESE.

Question 16

what are people who are overweight for their height called

Answer 16

obese

Question 17

Define starvation

Answer 17

A diet low in calories often means a diet low in nutrients also (Starvation).

Question 18

List 4 risks of an over-weight person

Answer 18

Over weight:

• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Diabetes
• Some Cancer

Question 19

List 4 risks of an under-weight person

Answer 19

Under-weight:

• Poor immune system
• Lacks energy
• Lack of minerals and vitamins.

Question 20

List the three deficiency diseases. What they are, and how do you get them.

Answer 20

• Kwashiorkor is a severe form of malnutrition - protein deficiency
• Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency

-**night blindness: unable to see during the night - Vitamin A deficiency

Question 21

Fill in the blanks:

If a person is malnourished then they are not eating a ________ diet. If you eat too ____ food then you can become obese. If you eat too little food you can become _________. You can get __________ if you have an unbalanced ____.

Answer 21

If a person is malnourished then they are not eating a __balanced______ diet. If you eat too __much__ food then you can become obese. If you eat too little food you can become ___underweight______. You can get _______dificiency diseases___ if you have an unbalanced _diet___.