Minerals
1. What is the difference between the food sources of inorganic and organic food substances?
2. Can mineral water provide energy for us? Explain briefly.
3. Can sports drink(e.g. Pocari Sweat) provide energy for us? Explain briefly.
4. One of the functions of minerals is to form substances in our body. Try to list any THREE substances that contain minerals.
5. We need phosphorus. What types of structures in the cells contain phosphorus?
6. What is the effect to a child if the child lacks calcium?
7. Why does pregnant woman easily suffer from muscle cramp?
8. What is the effect to a person having wounds if a person lacks calcium?
9. What is the symptom of rickets? How can we observe that a child may suffer from rickets?
10. Is it true that only children have the possibility to suffer from rickets?
11. What is the effect to an adult if an adult lacks calcium?
12. How can an adult know that he/she may lack calcium in the body?
13. Why canned sardines contain a large amount of calcium?
14. Bones contain a large amount of calcium. How can we get the calcium from the bones?
15. Give THREE examples of milk products.
16. Iron is responsible for making bone hard. Is it correct?
17. What is the function of iron to our body?
18. How can a person know that he/she may lack iron in the body?
19. Beef or Pork, which type of meat contain more iron? Explain briefly.
20. What is the name of the deficiency diseases of iron?
[Vitamins]
1. Which types of vitamin are water-soluble? Which are fat-soluble?
2. In which organ is fat-soluble vitamin stored in our body?
3. Will our daylight vision be affected if we lack of vitamin A? Explain.
4. Will we contract respiratory diseases easily if we lack of vitamin A? Explain.
5. Carrot does not contain vitamin A. However, carrot is one of the food sources of vitamin A. Why?
6. Hot lemon tea or cold lemon tea? Which type contains more vitamin C? Why?
7. Taking in vitamin C may prevent anaemia. Why?
8. How do you observe that you may lack of vitamin C in your body?
9. Why do only fresh green vegetables have a lot of vitamin C?
10. Heating food may get some nutrients lost. Which type of nutrient(s)?
11. Bones contain vitamin D. How is vitamin D responsible for the formation of bone?
12. Other than food, list another source of vitamin D.
13. Nowadays, many persons want their faces become white and they avoid any sunlight shining on their skins. This may have a healthy problem. What is it ? How can they solve this problem?
14. Is a patient having anaemia suitable to participate in short running?
15. How do you know that one may has anaemia?
16. Which two types of food generally contain most of the vitamins and minerals?