HUMAN NUTRITION (part 1)

Define the word of balance diet.

• Minimize food and water intake into human body

• an eating pattern that cycles between periods of eating and voluntary fasting (not eating) on a regular schedule, rather than focusing on what you eat, but when you eat

• abstain from all food and drink for a period of time

• consume the right amount of food nutrients to meet daily requirement

The right function of vitamin C is ...

• absorb calcium and phosphate from the intestine

• to help wounds heal and bind the cells together

• needed for healthy bones and teeth

• needed for making haemoglobin in red blood cells

The right function of calcium is ...

• muscles contraction, to build healthy teeth and bones

• to produce hemoglobin in red blood cells

• needed to help wounds heal

• absorb calcium and phosphate

The right function of vitamin D is ...

• helps teeth and bone strong and promotes absorption of calcium and phosphate

• needed to help wounds heal and bind the cells together

• needed for making haemoglobin in red blood cells

• muscles contractions, clotting of blood and helps teeth and bone strong

The person looks pale due to lack of red blood cells and gets tired easily due to insufficient oxygen for respiration are the symptoms for a person who has ...

• osteoporosis

• rickets

• anemia

• scurvy

Swollen bleeding gums, internal bleeding in muscles and skin, difficulty in wound healing and painful swelling of joints are the symptoms of a person who suffer from ...

• ricket

• scurvy

• anemia

• osteoporosis

Risks of tooth decay, bones become soft and can bend under the body weight are the symptoms of a person who suffers from ...

• anemia

• osteoporosis

• rickets

• scurvy

Foods that are rich of iron can be found in ...

• citrus fruits, papaya and banana

• soya beans, tofu, leavy vegetables

• all fruits and vegetables

• liver, egg yolk, meat

Food that are rich of vitamin C are ...

• citrus fruit, papaya and egg yolk

• cheese, leavy vegetables and meat

• soya beans, milk and cheese

• papaya, banana and citrus fruit

The best definition of nutrition is ...

• abstain of all foods and drinks

• the process by which organisms obtain food and energy to grow

• the process of breaking down food from physical and chemical process

• the assimilation and ingestion process only