Ch.1 - Food & Nutrients
What are the five major group of nutrients in food?
The five major groups of nutrients in food are:
- Protein
- Fat
- Carbohydrates
- Vitamins
- Minerals
Why should we read the nutrition label when buying packaged food?
We should read the nutrition label because we need to know about the food's nutrition and ingredients.
Give three examples how infectious diseases spread.
Examples how infectious diseases spread:
- Animals
- Contact
- Food
- Droplets in the air
Give three examples of non-infectious diseases.
Some examples of non-infectious diseases are:
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Cancer
- Asthma
- Diabetes
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Give four ways how can we prevent the spread of diseases that spread through droplets in the air and contact?
- Wash our hands regularly.
- Avoid touching our mouth and nose when going out.
- Use hand sanitizer.
- Avoid going to crowded places.
- Do not share personal items with others who are sick or do not use a patients personal items.
- Wear a mask.
How can we avoid falling ill? Give three ways.
We can avoid falling ill by:
- Having a healthy diet.
- Exercising regularly.
- Getting enough sleep.
- Staying happy and being in a good mood.
What should we pay attention to while making friends through online games and they want to meet you?
Do not tell them your personal information.
Give three examples of food additives that can be found in processed food.
Food additives that can be found in food are:
- Food colouring
- Flavour enhancers
- Preservatives
i) Most infectious diseases are caused by ( ) or ( ).
ii) What is larger? Bacteria or virsues?
i) bacteria/viruses
ii) Bacteria
Give two symptoms a stroke patient could have.
A stroke patient could have:
- Face drooping
- Speech difficulty
- Loss of balance
- Blurred vision
- Unable to move parts of the body
- Coma
Give two ways how can we prevent our computer from being infected with a computer virus?
We can install anti-virus software to make our computers more protected against viruses.
Another way is updating my computer regularly.
A third way is to not visit any suspicious websites.
Another way is to not open e-mails from unknown senders.
Give three example of diseases that spread through animals.
Some examples of diseases that spread through animals?
- Bird flu
- Dengue fever
- Zika virus
- Japanese encephalitis
- MERS
Give four possible symptoms of cancer.
Possible symptoms of cancer:
- Long - term coughing
- Changes in toilet habits
- Unexplained weight loss
- Loss of hearing
- Swallowing difficulties
- Abnormal bleeding
- Poor wound healing
- Lumps on the body
i) Copying or using works without the copyright owners' ( ) is against the copyright law.
ii) We should use the Internet properly and avoid Internet ( ).
i) permission
ii) addiction
Give one example of food for the following nutrients.
- Protein
- Sodium
- Calcium
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin C
Protein:
Fish/eggs/chicken/milk/soy milk/beans/tofu etc...
Sodium:
Pizza/bacon/sausages/instant noodles/potato chips etc...
Calcium:
Dairy products (milk/chocolate/cheese/yoghurt)
Vitamin B
Beans/cheese/milk/liver/kidney/chicken/red meat/fish/dark green vegetables
Vitamin C
Orange/lemon/grapefruit/lime/strawberries/blackcurrent/broccoli/kiwi
Give one symptom for each of the following infectious diseases.
- Flu
- Food poisoning
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
Symptoms of flu:
- Sore throat, muscle pain, fever and headache.
Food poisoning:
- Diarrhoea and vomiting.
Hand, foot and mouth disease:
- Rashes all over the body and mouth sores.
Explain how a stroke, heart disease, asthma and cancer occur.
Stroke:
A stroke occurs when there are problems in the blood vessels around the brain which affects blood flow to the brain.
Heart disease:
Heart disease occurs when there are problems in the blood vessels around the heart which affects blood flow to the heart.
Asthma:
Asthma occur when the bronchi contracts suddenly.
Cancer:
Cancer occurs when cells grow abnormally.
Give two examples of ways how a computer virus can harm a computer.
Some examples how a computer virus can harm a computer:
- It can destroy or remove the files on the computer.
- It can cause the computer to not function properly.
- It can cause the computer to run slowly or not in the way it is supposed to.
- It could cause the computer to run out of battery quicker than normal.
- It could cause the computer to show abnormal pictures or have abnormal sounds.