Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Diet

Diet — practice question

A balanced diet includes seven separate groups of substances. Among these are fats, fibre (roughage) and vitamins.
(a)[3]

State three other groups of substances found in a balanced diet.

(b)[4]

Draw one straight line from each box on the left to a box on the right to connect each condition with its cause. The left boxes list: constipation, obesity, scurvy, starvation. The right boxes give possible causes: diet contains very little fibre; diet very high in protein; eating more food than is necessary; lack of enough food; lack of fruits such as oranges.

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