Vitamins And Minerals

Question 1

What does red blood cells carry which does what

Answer 1

Oxygen which releases energy

Question 2

What is iron needed to prevent

Answer 2

Anaemia

Question 3

What does lack of iron make you look and feel like

Answer 3

Tired and pale

Question 4

What is haem iron

Answer 4

Similar to iron in the blood and is easy to absorb

Question 5

What is non haem iron

Answer 5

It cannot be absorbed easily unless iris eaten with a food containing vitamin C

Question 6

List 5 examples of haem iron

Answer 6

Beef, lamb, pork, fish, poultry

Question 7

List 6 examples of non haem iron

Answer 7

Pulse, bread, dark green leafy vegetables, dried fruit, fortified cereals, eggs

Question 8

What is iron needed to form and what does it give us

Answer 8

Iron is needed to form haemoglobin

Gives us healthy red blood cells

Question 9

What does vitamin C help absorb

Answer 9

Non - haem iron

Question 10

What does this boast and what minor infections does it avoid

Answer 10

The immune system

Colds and flu

Question 11

What type of vitamin is vitamin C

Answer 11

Antioxidant vitamin

Question 12

What serious diseases does vitamin C prevent

Answer 12

Coronary heart diseases and cancer

Question 13

List 5 foods high in Vitamin C

Answer 13

Broccoli, citrus fruits, berries, cauliflower, peppers

Question 14

How many portions of fruit and vegetable is needed every day

Answer 14

5 - 7

Question 15

List 5 different ways to include fruit in your diet

Answer 15

Smoothie, salad, banana on toast, strawberry on waffle and apple crumble

Question 16

What is needed to form strong bones and teeth in children and adolescent

Answer 16

Calcium

Question 17

When are the bones at their fasted growing rate

Answer 17

During the teenage years

Question 18

How much is 1 portion of milk, yogurt, cheese

Answer 18

Milk - 200ml - 250ml
Yogurt - 175g
Cheese - 50g

Question 19

List 4 other food containing sources of calcium

Answer 19

Dark green leafy vegetables
Nuts
Tinned fish (including the bones in them)
White bread (it is fortified with calcium)

Question 20

What is vitamin D known as

Answer 20

The sunshine vitamin

Question 21

What happens under the surface of our skin when a UV light hits it

Answer 21

A chemical reaction occurs

Question 22

What is the function of vitamin D

Answer 22

To absorb and use calcium

Question 23

What types of food is vitamin C found in

Answer 23

Fatty foods

Question 24

List 4 sources of vitamin D

Answer 24

Oily fish
Dairy products
Egg yolk
Butter and fortified spreads

Question 25

What is the proper name for vitamin D

Answer 25

Cholecalciferol

Question 26

What is bone disease that occurs in elderly women when calcium leaves the body

Answer 26

Osteoporosis

Question 27

That is the bone disease that occurs in children when they have a deficiency of calcium

Answer 27

Rickets

Question 28

What is the disease that occurs in developing countries that have a deficiency of protein

Answer 28

Kwashiorkor

Question 29

What is the disease that occurred in sailors when fruit and vegetables couldn’t be stored long enough

Answer 29

Scurvy