Chapter 7 Human Nutrition IGCSE

What is a balanced diet?

• A diet that contains only carbohydrates

• A diet that contains all the needed nutrients in correct amounts

• A diet that contains only proteins

• A diet that contains only fats

Which factor affects the dietary needs of humans?

• Age

• Gender

• Activity

• All of the above

What is the effect of too little food?

• Starvation

• Coronary heart disease

• Obesity

• Constipation

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What is the effect of too much saturated/animal fat in the diet?

• Starvation

• Coronary heart disease

• Obesity

• Constipation

What is the effect of too much food or large amounts of foods that are high in fat or sugar?

• Starvation

• Coronary heart disease

• Obesity

• Constipation

What is the condition of the digestive system where an individual has hard faeces that are difficult to be excreted?

• Starvation

• Coronary heart disease

• Obesity

• Constipation

What is the deficiency disease caused by lack of Vitamin C?

• Scurvy

• Rickets

• Anaemia

• Kwashiorkor

What is the deficiency disease caused by lack of Iron?

• Scurvy

• Rickets

• Anaemia

• Kwashiorkor

What is caused by deficiency of protein and calories?

• rickets

• kwashiorkor

• marasmus

• scurvy

What is caused by deficiency of protein?

• rickets

• kwashiorkor

• marasmus

• scurvy