CCEA GCSE Food and Nutrition diet and health through life overview quiz quiz

Folic acid

Vitamin C

Sodium

Fat

To carry oxygen in the blood

To build peak bone mass while bones are still growing

To provide a concentrated source of energy

To prevent scurvy

Stopping a child eating sugar

Giving a baby only water

Introducing solid foods to a baby alongside milk from around six months

Feeding an older person nutrient-dense meals

They no longer need any vitamins

They are usually less active and have a lower metabolic rate

They eat only soft foods

Their bones have stopped growing

Oils and spreads, and dairy

Foods high in fat, salt and sugar

Protein foods only

Fruit and vegetables, and starchy carbohydrates

6 g

16 g

60 g

1 g

Skip breakfast to save energy

Eat as much salt as you like

Avoid all starchy foods

Eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day

Eating too little protein

A lack of vitamin C

Energy intake being greater than energy output over time

Too much fibre

It raises blood cholesterol, which builds up and narrows the arteries

It lowers blood pressure too much

It removes iron from the blood

It weakens the bones

Too little salt

A diet high in sugar and energy, leading to overweight

A lack of fibre only

Eating too much fish

Too much calcium

Bacteria feeding on free sugars and making acid that attacks enamel

Drinking too much water

Eating too much protein

Iron and vitamin C

Protein and fibre

Calcium and vitamin D

Sodium and water

Toddlers

Older men

Adolescent and adult women who are menstruating

Babies on milk only

So they contain plenty of nutrients in a small amount of food

So they are as large as possible

So they contain only fat and sugar

So they are cheaper