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Chapter 2
Exercise 3
Learning Area: Nutrition and Food Production
Learning Objective: Evaluating the importance of taking good nutrition and practicing good eating
habits.
1. Complete the table below
Unhealthy eating habit

Consequences

Too much meat and fried food

Too much salty food
Too much snacks and sugary food
Not enough fibre

2. Complete the flow chart.

Good eating
habits
(a) Eat variety of food in
moderation.
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(d)Benefits
Maintain
good health.
(e)
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.

3. The tables below show the amount of food eaten by a sixteen-year old Darlene and her twin
brother David in a day.
Darlene:
Type of food
Carrot
Orange
Mineral water

Calorific value per 100 g (kJ)

96
147
0

Quantity of food eaten (g)

200
50
1000

Calorific value per 100g (kJ)

1530
1190
880
1030
800
0

Quantity of food eaten (g)

600
300
500
700
800
1000

David:
Type of food
Rice
mutton
Chicken (deep fried)
Potato chips
Ice cream
Mineral water

(a) What is a calorific value of food?

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(b) What is the apparatus used to measure calorific value?
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(c) Calculate the total calories intake for Darlene and David for a day.

(d) The daily energy requirement for a female is 10800 kJ and a male teenager is 13900 kJ. What
can you conclude about their daily energy intake?
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(e) Why does female teenager need less energy than male teenager?
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(f) Suggest one health problem Darlene and David may develop if they continue with their diet
for a long time.
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