The importance of nutrients

A single food item can contain all the food nutrients a person needs

• True

• False

Maxwell loves potato chips which is the main nutrient he will get from eating this food?

• water

• carbohydrate

• fats and oils

• proteins

• minerals

If someone does not have a certain nutrient in their diet for a long while they may suffer from which of the following conditions?

• hunger

• lack of taste

• deficiency disease

• obesity

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Not getting enough protein in the diet can cause which of the following?

• Night Blindness

• Rickets

• Scurvy

• Stunted growth

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Kemiesha's mother took her to the doctor because she was feeling weak and tired all the time. The doctor had her blood tested and told her that she had anemia. Which of the following minerals was she lacking in her diet?

• Copper

• Zinc

• Iron

• Calcium

The image above shows a child suffering from a condition in which they do not have enough calcium, what is it called?

• Rickets

• Anemia

• Night Blindness

• Stunted Growth

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The picture above show a lady suffering from a lack of iodine. This has resulted in _________.

• Rickets

• Beriberi

• Big throat

• Goiter

John complains that he cannot see at night clearly and early in the morning. The doctor said that he is suffering from night blindness. Which food should he eat to get better?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B12

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

Long ago sailors used to have bleeding gums and their teeth would fall out. Now we know that they were not getting enough Vitamin C and this condition is known as ______

• Anemia

• Night Blindness

• Rickets

• Scurvy

A balance diet is one that

• has only one food which contains all the nutrients

• has all the nutrients in correct amount based on the daily requirements that that person's needs.

• is not too much to make you fat

• has will not result in disease