How harmful can ultra-processed foods be for us? - BBC News

How harmful can ultra-processed foods be for us? - BBC News

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas McAdam

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The twin's diet will have exactly the same calories, nutrients, fat, sugar and fiber, but one will be unprocessed and the other ultra-processed.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ultra-processed food in children in the UK accounts for, how much of our daily energy intake?

forty-five percent

sixty percent

sixty-five percent

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The act of ultra-processing food breaks the structure of food and it removes its content of (ultra-processed food have little amounts of)

salt

fiber

sugar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does this twin feel after eating ultra-processed food the whole day?

She feels fully energized.

She feels hungry and she has got a headache.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ingredient do the twins keep finding again and again?

milk

strawberries

emulsifiers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The food industry uses emulsifiers to enhance... Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

the appearance of ultra-processed food

the texture and shell life of ultra-processed food

the quantity of nutrients of ultra-processed food

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This Doctor has done one of the biggest studies on food additives. She has published reports based on the health and eating habits of, how many people? 

1740 people

174000 people

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In their study they observed significant associations between emulsifiers intake  and increased risk of cancer, and cardiovascular diseases also.

True

False

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We can conclude that diets high in ultra-processed foods are ...

really tasty and healthy.

are potentially dangerous and cause obesity.

safe, body and planet-friendly.