Why We Eat And What We Eat

Question 1

Name the 4 functions of the food we eat

Answer 1

Energy,protection against disease,insulation,growth and repair

Question 2

Name the 7 food groups

Answer 2

Water,protein,fat,vitamins,fibre,minerals,carbohydrates

Question 3

What is varied diet

Answer 3

A varied diet is a diet which provides the right balance between foods for energy,foods that provide building materials and foods that contain dietary fibre

Question 4

What happens if you eat to much

Answer 4

Your body consumes more energy than is uses the excess is then stored as fat

Question 5

What does eating to much lead to

Answer 5

Obesity

Question 6

What is obisity

Answer 6

A serious health problem

Question 7

What does obesity lead to

Answer 7

Heart disease,diabetes,joint problems

Question 8

What does a lack of nutrients lead to

Answer 8

Malnutrition

Question 9

What are the reasons people don’t have enough food

Answer 9

Natural disaster,poverty,war

Question 10

Kwashiorkor cause

Answer 10

Deficiency of protein

Question 11

Kwashiorkor symptoms

Answer 11

Diarrhoea,fatigue,swelling,protruding stomach

Question 12

Rickets cause

Answer 12

Deficiency of vitamin D

Question 13

Rickets symptoms

Answer 13

Softening and weakening of bones in children

Question 14

Anaemia cause

Answer 14

Deficiency of iron

Question 15

Anaemia symptoms

Answer 15

Weakness,fatigue,dissiness

Question 16

Osteoporosis cause

Answer 16

Deficiency of calcium

Question 17

Osteoporosis symptoms

Answer 17

Weakening of bones in adults

Question 18

Scurvy cause

Answer 18

Deficiency of vitamin C

Question 19

Scurvy symptoms

Answer 19

Gum disease,muscle and joint pain,fatigue

Question 20

What is a balanced diet

Answer 20

A balanced diet is a diet that contains the right amount of each of the components in the diet

Question 21

What is waters function in the body

Answer 21

Prevents dehydration,transports substances around the body,takes part in chemical reactions

Question 22

What food can we get water from

Answer 22

Drinks

Question 23

What is fats function in the body

Answer 23

Insulation and energy store

Question 24

What food can we get fat from

Answer 24

Chips,crisps,oily fish

Question 25

What is fibres function in the body

Answer 25

Prevents constipation

Question 26

What food can we get fibre from

Answer 26

Fruit and veg

Question 27

What is minerals (calcium and iron) function in the body

Answer 27

Calcium gives healthy teeth and bones and iron gives healthy blood cells

Question 28

What food can we find minerals in

Answer 28

Milk,cheese,red meat

Question 29

What is carbohydrates (startch and sugar) function in the body

Answer 29

Provides energy for activities

Question 30

What food can you find carbohydrates in

Answer 30

You can find sugar in sweets and you can find startch in pasta,rice,potato,bread

Question 31

What is vitamins function in the body

Answer 31

Vitamin A gives good eyes and skin C gives a strong immune system and D gives strong bones

Question 32

What food can you find vitamins in

Answer 32

You can find vitamin A in green leafy veg C in citrus fruits and D in fish and eggs

Question 33

What is proteins function in the body?

Answer 33

Growth and repair

Question 34

What food can you find protein in?

Answer 34

Beans,meat,fish