Different diets for different people | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Which of the following foods has lots of vitamins and fibre?
- carbohydrates
- oils and spreads
- fruit and vegetables ✓
Foods containing carbohydrates give us ...
- 'energy' ✓
Which of these foods has lots of calcium, which is good for the health of our bones?
- milk ✓
- potatoes
- fish
Which kind of foods help our body to grow and repair itself?
- foods containing protein ✓
- foods containing fat
- fruit and vegetables
If the fat section of a food label is coloured red, this means ...
- the food does not contain much fat.
- the food contains a medium amount of fat.
- the food contains a lot of fat. ✓
Which of these secondary sources helps us know how much of each type of food to eat?
- a website about plants
- the Eatwell plate ✓
- a book about rocks

People who like to keep fit might follow an alternative ______ for health and fitness purposes.
- 'diet' ✓
Jun wants to find out the ingredients in the meal he is eating. How can he do this?
- look on a website about nutrition
- ask the person who made it for the recipe ✓
- read a book about exercise
Some people become unwell when they eat certain foods. This can be called an ...
- 'allergy' ✓
Which of these are reasons why people might remove meat from their diet?
- allergy to nuts
- animal welfare ✓
- coeliac disease
- religion ✓
Which of these is a health condition that means a person has to monitor their diet closely?
- diabetes ✓
- a cold
- vitamins
Why is it important to know the ingredients of the food you eat?
- so you can learn to cook
- so you can make choices based on your diet ✓
- so you can have good personal hygiene

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Some people choose to remove meat from their diets for religious, environmental or personal reasons.
Some people are allergic to individual ingredients.
Some people have lifelong health conditions where they need to monitor their diet more closely.
Some people follow alternative diets for sport and fitness purposes.
Knowing the ingredients of the food you eat allows you to make choices based on your diet.

All people eat the same foods and have the same diet.

Explanation that different people have different diets for a variety of different reasons, such as allergies, intolerances or their own choice.

Diet - A diet is the sort of food animals including humans eat regularly.
Preference - A preference is liking something more than another thing.
Allergy - An allergy is a reaction to something that makes a person become sick or unwell.
Alternative - An alternative is something that is different from what is usual.
Balance - Having a balanced diet means eating the right amount of foods from the different food groups.