Diet

Which row correctly identifies an advantage of giving babies breast milk and an advantage of giving them bottle milk?

May/June 2015

Which two foods would be the most suitable sources of carbohydrates, calcium, fibre (roughage) and vitamin C?

May/June 2016

Which two foods would be the best sources of carbohydrates, calcium, fibre (roughage) and vitamin C?

May/June 2016

Table 3.1 lists some of the components found in a healthy human diet.

May/June 2016

Certain people wear clothes that leave only a small part of their skin exposed. This puts them at risk of a deficiency disease when sunlight is limited. Which nutrient is missing from their diet?

May/June 2017

Which symptom of malnutrition can be relieved by increasing the amount of protein in the diet?

May/June 2017

Which factor is most likely to lead to rickets?

May/June 2018

Which statement concerning diets is correct?

May/June 2021

Which row identifies the diseases caused by a deficiency of different nutrients in the diet?

May/June 2022

Which disease may result from a dietary shortage of both a mineral ion and a vitamin?

May/June 2023

The nutrients present in sweet potatoes are given below. 1 calcium 2 fibre 3 iron 4 vitamin C. Which nutrient would help to prevent each disease?

May/June 2023

Fig. 4.1 displays a label from a snack bar.

May/June 2023

Scientists have considered how to nourish the world’s human population in a healthy and sustainable manner. They have developed a model known as the planetary health plate. It is displayed in Fig. 2.1.

May/June 2025

Which of these food substances raises the risk of obesity?

Oct/Nov 2016

Table 4.1a gives some of the recommended dietary allowances for a child younger than six months, and Table 4.1b gives part of the make-up of bottle milk that may be given to a child younger than six months.

Oct/Nov 2016

What is necessary for a baby’s teeth to grow healthily?

Oct/Nov 2017

The table gives the compositions of four foods. Which food has the greatest energy per gram?

Oct/Nov 2017

Using specific examples, explain why diet ought to be matched to a person's age and level of activity.

Oct/Nov 2017

Describe the reasons why rickets occurs and the symptoms it produces.

Oct/Nov 2017

What foods can be consumed to help prevent scurvy, anaemia and rickets?

Oct/Nov 2018

The table shows the mean dietary requirement for iron, in mg per day, for females and males of different ages. Why does a 20 year-old female need the greatest mean dietary requirement of iron?

Oct/Nov 2018

Which route gives humans the greatest amount of fibre (roughage) in the diet?

Oct/Nov 2018

The table gives details of some characteristics of four people. Which person needs the greatest energy intake in their diet?

Oct/Nov 2019

The table shows several characteristics of four individuals. Which person needs the greatest energy intake in their diet?

Oct/Nov 2019

The table sets out some of the components present in $100\,\text{cm}^3$ of cow’s milk, breast milk and breast milk substitute (formula milk).

Oct/Nov 2019

A disease may cause weakness, fatigue, aching and swollen joints, and gums that are swollen and soft. Which food is used to treat this disease?

Oct/Nov 2020

Signs of this disease include weakness, tiredness, painful and swollen joints, and gums that are swollen and soft. Which food is used to treat this disease?

Oct/Nov 2020

Milk is composed of water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and certain minerals and vitamins. The graph shows the outcome of an experiment. For 18 days, one group of young rats received $3\,\text{cm}^3$ of milk each day. On day 18, this group stopped receiving milk, whereas a second group of young rats was given milk. All other variables were kept the same for both groups of rats. What explains these results?

Oct/Nov 2021

The table gives the mass of each component present in $250\text{ cm}^3$ of cow’s milk.

Oct/Nov 2021

Which row gives the average daily energy requirement for the people listed in the table?

Oct/Nov 2022

A shortage of some minerals and vitamins can cause deficiency diseases. Which row identifies the correct symptoms of these diseases?

Oct/Nov 2022

Malnutrition is a worldwide issue. In early 2020, the global population was about 7.8 billion people. From this total, it is estimated that 1.9 billion adults were overweight and 462 million were underweight.

Oct/Nov 2022

In children, a deficiency disease can lead to bones that are soft and misshapen. What is the name of this deficiency disease, and what causes it?

Oct/Nov 2023

Deficiency of which nutrient results in scurvy?

Oct/Nov 2025

A woman visited the doctor because she had these symptoms: intense pain in her joints and legs; gums that were swollen and bled; skin that bruised very easily. What should the doctor check the woman’s blood for?

Oct/Nov 2025