Answer ALL Questions. 1 Read The Passage Below. Use The Information in The Passage and Your Own Knowledge
Answer ALL Questions. 1 Read The Passage Below. Use The Information in The Passage and Your Own Knowledge
Answer ALL Questions. 1 Read The Passage Below. Use The Information in The Passage and Your Own Knowledge
1 Read the passage below. Use the information in the passage and your own knowledge
to answer the questions that follow.
Diet in children
Doctors have warned that lifestyles of children are putting them at an increased
risk of rickets. Rickets is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D. It affects the
development of leg bones and was common in Britain many years ago. The
disease is making a comeback because poor diet and a change in play habits have
led to a vitamin D deficiency.
Children are spending more time indoors using computers compared with
previous generations who spent time playing outside with their friends. Children
who play outside are exposed to sunlight, which boosts vitamin D levels.
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In addition, children are not being given cod liver oil a rich source of the
vitamin in the same amounts as they were 50 years ago. Many parents used
to give their children a spoonful of cod liver oil each day to supplement their
diet. Two doctors have suggested that the vitamin should be added to milk
and other food products to ensure children are getting the recommended
amount. In Birmingham, the health authority has been offering pregnant women
supplements of the vitamin to reduce the number of cases of rickets in the city.
Another concern is that families are not eating together, so children often
choose their own food and prefer to snack on crisps, chocolate and soft drinks
high in sugar. This means that the diet of many children is too high in fat and
carbohydrates and contains more calories (energy) than the children need.
Children are less active than in previous generations, so they dont use as many
calories. This lack of activity may lead to other health problems.
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(a) Suggest how spending time outdoors can reduce the chance of getting rickets
(lines 7 and 8).
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(b) Suggest why vitamin D deficiency is more of a problem for children than for adults.
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(e) Suggest the health problems that might develop if children have too much fat in
their diet (line 18).
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(f ) Describe how you would carry out an experiment to find out the energy value of
a potato crisp.
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