Lesson 3.2.3.1.3
3.2.3.1.3 Maintaining a healthy body weight throughout life Quiz: AQA Food Preparation and Nutrition, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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What determines a healthy body weight?
- Energy balance
- Vitamin intake
- Protein loading
- Water retention
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Which health condition is linked to carrying excess body weight?
- Coeliac disease
- Osteoporosis
- Type 2 diabetes
- Anaemia
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Which lifestyle change helps maintain a healthy body weight?
- Eliminating fats
- Skipping meals
- Fasting weekly
- Regular physical activity
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Why do energy needs often fall as a person ages?
- Faster metabolism
- Higher bone density
- Decreased muscle mass
- Increased height
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What causes weight gain when energy intake exceeds expenditure?
- Negative energy balance
- Calorie deficit
- Positive energy balance
- Neutral energy state
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Which change supports safe and gradual weight loss?
- Zero carb diet
- Fluid restriction
- Severe starvation
- Calorie deficit
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Why is a balanced diet particularly vital for growing children?
- Rapid dehydration
- Healthy development
- Instant weight loss
- Muscle reduction
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How is a healthy body weight best described?
- Rapidly fluctuating size
- Lowest possible mass
- Model BMI target
- Sustainable wellness weight
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Which approach is most sustainable for keeping a healthy weight?
- Crash dieting
- Meal skipping
- Balanced lifestyle
- Juice cleanses
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At which life stage does energy intake often outpace activity?
- Early adolescence
- Childhood
- Adulthood
- Infancy
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Why should portion sizes be monitored to maintain a healthy weight?
- Improves sleep quality
- Enhances food taste
- Controls energy intake
- Reduces cooking time
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What is the primary cause of unwanted weight gain over many years?
- Positive energy balance
- High metabolic rate
- Low fluid intake
- Negative energy balance
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Which energy balance results in a person losing weight?
- Neutral energy balance
- Basal metabolic balance
- Positive energy balance
- Negative energy balance
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What factor most commonly leads to adult weight gain?
- Elevated metabolic rate
- Decreased physical activity
- Higher dietary fibre
- Increased water intake
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What effect does regular physical activity have on energy balance?
- Decreases energy output
- Increases energy intake
- Decreases energy intake
- Increases energy output
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Which health condition is directly linked to being underweight?
- Coronary heart disease
- Weakened immune system
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure
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What can sudden, large changes in body weight indicate?
- Normal growth only
- Peak physical fitness
- Underlying health issues
- Improved hydration
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Which strategy best supports weight maintenance for a sedentary office worker?
- Adding daily walks
- Doubling portion sizes
- Stopping fluid intake
- Skipping all meals
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How is a healthy body weight successfully maintained?
- Minimising energy intake
- Exceeding energy intake
- Exceeding energy output
- Matching intake to output
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What happens to surplus energy when food intake remains constant but activity stops?
- Dissipated as heat
- Converted to muscle
- Excreted as waste
- Stored as body fat
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