Task: Diseases

Name:________________________________

1. Define the terms:

a. Asbestosis

b. Obese

c. Rickets

2. What terms best describes the following:

a. What a person eats regardless of whether it is healthy or not:

______________________________

b. Not having enough nutrients in a diet: ________________________________

c. Diseases that last a long time: ____________________________

3. State the function in the body of:

a. Vitamins:

b. Calcium:

c. Iron:

d. Protein:

4. Name 2 diseases caused by a lack of vitamins

5. Name the vitamins that are lacking in both diseases

6. You cannot survive more than few days without water. Explain why water is an important part of the
diet?
7. What is rickets?

b. Describe the symptoms of rickets

d. Discuss the possible causes of rickets in Australia?

8. What does BMI stands for?

9. Explain how you would calculate a person’s BMI

10. Calculate the BMI of each of the following people:

a. P1: Height 190 cm and mass 85 Kg

b. P2: Height 165 cm and mass 90kg

c. P3: Height 185 cm and mass 60kg