Why do people with different lifestyles need different diets?

In this lesson, we will learn about different lifestyles and characteristics and how these will affect the amount of energy that those people need. We will also learn about nutritional deficiencies as well as discuss whether there could be a solution to all of our unbalanced diet problems.

Why do people with different lifestyles need different diets?

In this lesson, we will learn about different lifestyles and characteristics and how these will affect the amount of energy that those people need. We will also learn about nutritional deficiencies as well as discuss whether there could be a solution to all of our unbalanced diet problems.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Describe what is meant by different lifestyles
  2. Explain why different people may need different diets
  3. Design a diet for two people with different lifestyles

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following are protein rich foods? (Tick 4 boxes)
Bread
Correct answer: Cheese
Correct answer: Fish
Correct answer: Meat
Correct answer: Milk
Oranges
Q2.
Tick 2 examples of fats.
Bread
Correct answer: Cheese
Fish
Meat
Correct answer: Milk
Oranges
Q3.
What is a balanced diet?
A balanced diet means eating all types of food as much as you would like.
A balanced diet means eating anything you would like in large quantities.
Correct answer: A balanced diet means eating the right types of food in the right amounts.
Q4.
What is diet?
The amount someone eats.
Correct answer: The food and drink that a person consumes.
What a person chooses to eat.
Q5.
Tick 2 examples of healthy sugars.
Correct answer: Apples
Cereals
Chocolate bar
Correct answer: Oranges

4 Questions

Q1.
How many different types of nutrients make up a healthy diet?
5
6
Correct answer: 7
Q2.
Name 3 factors that affect how much someone should eat.
Correct answer: Age
Correct answer: Daily exercise
Gender
Correct answer: Height
Religion
Q3.
What is scurvy?
Correct answer: When you are lacking in vitamin C.
When you are tired.
When you do not eat enough fibre.
When you do not have enough of one or more nutrients in your diet.
Q4.
What is a nutritional deficiency?
When you are lacking in vitamin C.
When you are tired.
When you do not eat enough fibre.
Correct answer: When you do not have enough of one or more nutrients in your diet.

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UnitScience / Diet and lifestyle

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