IGCSE Biology (O610) Workbook: Balanced Diet

IGCSE Biology (O610) Workbook
BALANCED DIET
1. Explain what is meant by the term “balanced diet” for humans
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2. Complete the table below listing the components of a balanced diet as well as their function. Some boxes
have been completed for you
Component/Source Why they are important
Component:
Vitamins
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Source(s):
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Vitamin C: oranges and lemons
Vitamin D: eggs and cheese
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Component:
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Source(s):
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3. Look at the information about diets for the following people
Marina Kirk Andrea
Andrea is on a "fat-free" diet
Kirk eats meat with dinner, but
Marina eats only fruit because to try and lose weight. She
has vegetable pastas or stir-
doctors say fruits are good for generally eats salad baguettes
fry dishes most lunch times,
you. She has bananas for for lunch and for dinner she
and usually has a bowl of
breakfast, apples and pears usually has meat casseroles or
porridge for breakfast. He
for lunch, and a big mix of roast dinners with meat and
often drinks 3 or 4 beers in
chopped fruit for dinner. vegetables. She skips
the evening
breakfast to help lose weight.
a) List the people in order from the one with the healthiest diet to the one with the lease healthy diet
Most healthy <-----------------------> Least healthy

1. 2. 3.
b) Explain why you chose this order:

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4, Explain how the following factors may influence a person’s dietary requirements. One of them has been
done for you.
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Job type
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• Young people require energy for growth
• A young child needs less than an adult because
Age they are smaller
• Older people have a slower metabolism so need
less energy
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Breastfeeding
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Pregnancy
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Gender
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5. Explain what is meant by the term “malnutrition”.

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6. Complete the table below describing the consequences of an un-balanced diet:
Dietary imbalance Consequence

• This aids movement of food through the alimentary canal and this
becomes more difficult when this component is not presence in
A lack of large amounts
_____________ • It leads to constipation
• A possible long-term effect is colon cancer
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A high intake of fat
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7. Explain how a high intake of saturated fat can result in coronary heart disease.
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DEFICIENCY DISEASES
1. Explain what is meant by the term “malnutrition”.
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2. Complete the table summarizing the causes and results of defiency diseases
Caused by a lack of _________________

Symptoms:
Rickets __________________________________________
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Symptoms:
Scurvy __________________________________________
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Symptoms:
Anaemia __________________________________________
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Symptoms:
Kwashiorkor __________________________________________
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Symptoms:
Marasmus __________________________________________
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Most healthy <-----------------------> Least healthy

b) Explain why you chose this order:

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5. Explain what is meant by the term “malnutrition”.

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Dietary imbalance Consequence

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Caused by a lack of _________________

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