Foods and Nutrition
Home Economics · 50 practice questions
Definition of foods and nutrition; classification of nutrients (sources, functions, deficiency diseases); classification of foods (cereals, fats and oils, milk and milk products, meat, fish, pulses, nuts, fruits, vegetables); the relationship between nutrition and health; factors affecting nutrition; the digestive system; nutrition for special groups (infants, toddlers, adolescents, manual workers).
- Describe food nutrients - carbohydrates, minerals, fats and oils, vitamins, protein and water.
- Identify the different classes of food.
- Describe the effect of nutrition on health status.
- Identify factors affecting good nutrition.
- Describe the process by which large food molecules are broken down.
- Recommend the nutritional needs of special groups such as expectant/lactating mothers, infants, toddlers, manual workers, children, adolescents, the aged, invalids and convalescents.
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- Practice question 1
Excessive salt intake is mainly linked to
- A.increased risk of high blood pressure
- B.improved cardiovascular health
- C.a reduced risk of any health condition
- D.stronger bones and teeth
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A. increased risk of high blood pressure
High salt intake is a recognised risk factor for hypertension.
- Practice question 2
A nutrition-related health concern for adolescents can be
- A.poor eating habits leading to either malnutrition or obesity
- B.guaranteed perfect nutrition regardless of habits
- C.complete immunity to any diet-related issue
- D.an absence of any nutritional needs at this age
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A. poor eating habits leading to either malnutrition or obesity
Adolescents' eating habits can swing toward either extreme, both concerning.
- Practice question 3
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency mainly causes
- A.beriberi
- B.scurvy
- C.rickets
- D.night blindness
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A. beriberi
Thiamine deficiency is the classic cause of beriberi.
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