Promoting Healthy Eating Among Youth

Which Australian guide is a tool to promote healthy eating among youth?

• The American Guide to Healthy Eating

• The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

• The Adolescent Guide to Healthy Eating

• The Asian Guide to Healthy Eating

What are the consequences of nutritional imbalance in youths' diet?

• Short-term health and wellbeing only

• Long-term health and wellbeing only

• Both short- and long-term health and wellbeing

• There are no consequences mentioned

What factors are either enablers or barriers to healthy eating among youth?

• Economic and technological factors

• Social, cultural, and political factors

• Environmental and genetic factors

• Educational and employment factors

What is the purpose of evaluating the sources of nutrition information?

• To promote food products

• To evaluate its validity

• To understand food pricing

• To learn cooking techniques

What are nutrients essential for?

• Only for growth

• Only for the maintenance of life

• Both for the maintenance of life and for growth

• Only for providing energy

How does the body use nutrients?

• For digestion only

• For energy production only

• For many functions including the efficient functioning of the body and the prevention of many diet-related diseases

• For muscle building only

What is the best way to maintain a balanced diet?

• To eat as much food as possible

• To eat a wide variety of foods

• To eat only foods high in nutrients

• To eat only organic foods

How much energy does 1 gram of carbohydrates provide?

• 37 kJ

• 17 kJ

• 16 kJ

• 4 kJ

How much energy does 1 gram of fats provide?

• 37 kJ

• 17 kJ

• 16 kJ

• 9 kJ

How much energy does 1 gram of protein provide?

• 37 kJ

• 17 kJ

• 16 kJ

• 4 kJ