Year 8 - Lesson 2 - Malnutrition

Malnutrition occurs when people do not eat the correct amounts of...

• Drink

• Nutrients

• Food

• Sweets

Which type of malnutrition means a person is at immediate risk of dying?

• Chronic

• Acute

Which type of malnutrition is: 'not growing or developing fully'?

• Chronic

• Acute

Which type of disease occurs when people do not eat enough of certain vitamins and minerals?

• Deficiency

• Genetic

• Infectious

Which type of deficiency causes anaemia with tiredness and shortage of breath?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin C

• Iron

• Vitamin D

What can a Vitamin A deficiency result in?

• Anaemia

• Scurvy

• Blindness

• Nothing

Scurvy is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?

• Vitamin C

• Iron

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin A

Protein deficiency can cause swollen, puffy skin and _____ wasting.

• Bone

• Muscle

• Nail