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Diet, Health and Special Needs

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What is a balanced diet, and how does Singapore's My Healthy Plate help a person build one at every meal?

Explain what is meant by a balanced diet and use the My Healthy Plate guide to plan healthy meals
A simple, focused answer on a balanced diet for N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science: what balance means, the role of each nutrient group, and how to use Singapore's My Healthy Plate to plan healthy meals.
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How can what we eat lead to diseases such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes, and how can diet help prevent them?

Describe the main diet-related diseases, their links to diet and lifestyle, and how they can be prevented through healthier choices
A simple, focused answer on diet-related diseases for N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science: obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoporosis and anaemia, their links to diet and lifestyle, and how to prevent them.
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Where does the body get its energy, what makes one person need more than another, and what happens when energy in does not match energy out?

Explain energy balance, calculate the energy provided by food from its macronutrients, and describe the factors that affect a person's energy needs
A simple, focused answer on energy for N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science: the energy values of macronutrients, how to calculate the energy in a food, the meaning of energy balance, and the factors that change a person's energy needs.
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Why do a baby, a teenager, a pregnant woman and an elderly person each need a different balance of nutrients?

Describe how nutritional needs change across the life stages and explain the key nutrients for each group
A simple, focused answer on life-stage nutrition for N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science: how the needs of children, teenagers, adults, pregnant women and the elderly differ, and the key nutrients for each group.
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How do we plan meals for people with special needs, such as vegetarians, people with diabetes, and those with a food allergy?

Plan and adapt meals for people with special dietary needs, including vegetarians, people with diabetes or high blood pressure, and people with food allergies or intolerances
A simple, focused answer on special diets for N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science: how to plan and adapt meals for vegetarians, people with diabetes or high blood pressure, and people with food allergies or intolerances.
8 min answer →