Nutrition (Advanced)

A student had this meal as his diet:

 

Rice, vegetable soup, cabbage, tomatoes, and butter

 

What class of food does he lack?

• Protein

• Fat

• Sugar

• Starch

According to the nutrition label above, what disease will the food be able to prevent?

• Rickets

• Kwashiorkor

• Night Blindness

• Scurvy

An athlete wants to increase his intake of carbohydrates for energy and protein for building up muscles. Which of the following food below is most suitable?

• Banana and watermelon

• Fish and chips

• Bread and butter

• Rice and biscuits

Which class of food is important for rebuilding damaged cells?

• Protein

• Vitamin

• Carbohydrate

• Fat

Excessive carbohydrates are stored in the body as :

• Urea

•    Starch

• Acid amino

• Fat

Lack of protein will cause:

• Pellagra

• Scurvy

• Marasmus

• Kwashiorkor

Which of the following statements is not true about fats?

• Fats provide twice as much energy as carbohydrates

• Excess fats in the body are stored beneath the skin and around the organization

• Butter is a source of fat

• Fats are needed for the repair of worn-out body parts

Name the 2 important minerals for good healthy teeth:

• Calcium & Iron

• Sodium & Phosphorus

• Calcium & Phosphorus

• Phosphorus & Iron

Table 1 shows the observation of the food test conducted on food sample X. Food sample X contains

• Fat and Glucose

• Starch only

• Fat only

• Starch and Glucose

Which of the following are the importance of calcium?

• Formation of bones and teeth

• Formation of thyroid hormone

• Blood clotting

• Formation of ATP