Vitamins And Minerals

Question 0

What do red blood cells do?

Answer 0

Carry oxygen around the body where it helps to release the energy

Question 1

What is iron needed for?

Answer 1

To form haemoglobin which gives healthy blood cells their colour

Question 2

What is iron need to prevent?

Answer 2

Anaemia

Question 3

What is anaemia?

Answer 3

Makes you feel tired and look pale

Question 4

What are the two different types of iron?

Answer 4

Haem iron

Non-haem iron

Question 5

What type of food is haem iron?

Answer 5

Animal foods

Question 6

What type of food is non-haem iron?

Answer 6

Plant foods

Question 7

What is haem iron?

Answer 7

Similar to e iron in our blood
Easy to absorb
Found in animal foods apart from eggs

Question 8

What is non-haem iron?

Answer 8

Cannot be absorbed by the body unless it is eaten with foods containing vitamin C(fruit and veg)

Question 9

What are some examples of haem iron?

Answer 9

Liver
Kidney
Pork
Fish
Beef

Question 10

What are some examples of non-haem iron?

Answer 10

Dark leafy green vegetables(spinach)
Dried fruit
Eggs
Fortified breakfast cereal

Question 11

What does fortified mean?

Answer 11

Added nutrients

Question 12

What does a vegetarian rely on for iron intake?

Answer 12

Pulses and cereal

Question 13

What does Vitamin C do?

Answer 13

Helps the body absorb non-haem iron in the bloodstream
Boosts the immune system
Helps avoid minor infections such as the cold or flue
An antioxidant vitamin which helps the body against serious diseases such as scurvy and cancer

Question 14

What are two functions of calcium in the body?

Answer 14

To form strong bones and teeth in children and adolescents

To maintain strong bones and teeth in adults

Question 15

What are sources of calcium?

Answer 15

Milk
Yogurt
Cheese
Fortified breakfast cereals
Soya beverage
Tofu 
Tinned fish with bones

Question 16

When is vitamin D made?

Answer 16

When UV light(or sunlight) hits the skin

Question 17

What is vitamin D?

Answer 17

In the body to allow the body to absorb and use calcium

Question 18

What are sources of vitamin D?

Answer 18

Pork/meat
Beef liver
Egg yolks 
Mushroom
Fortified breakfast cereals
Dairy products

Question 19

What is osteoporosis?

Answer 19

A bone disease that occurs mainly in older women when calcium leaves the body

Question 20

What is rickets?

Answer 20

A bone disease which occurs in children who have a deficiency of calcium in their diets

Question 21

What is kwashiorkor?

Answer 21

A disease which mainly occurs in developing countries caused by protein deficiency

Question 22

What is scurvy?

Answer 22

A deficiency disease that occurred amongst sailors and pirates on board ships that sailed for longer than fruit and vegetables could be stored

Question 23

What is cholecalciferol?

Answer 23

The proper name for vitamin D