Nutritional Needs

Question 1

what does a child need more of?

Answer 1

• additional protein as it is still growing
• calcium for bone growth
• iron to increase the number of red blood cells

Question 2

what do men need more of?

Answer 2

• more energy as they have a higher metabolic rate
• more protein because they have a higher muscle mass to maintain
• energy containing nutrient because they have a larger body mass

Question 3

what do menstruating females need more of?

Answer 3

• iron to replace the haemoglobin they lose during their period

Question 4

people who are active

Answer 4

• more carbohydrates as they need more energy

- more protein to build and maintain their muscles

Question 5

pregnant women

Answer 5

• more energy-containing nutrients to provide her growing embryo/fetus aswell as herself
• more protein to provide for her embryo/fetus as it is still growing as well as for her own growth and repair
• more calcium for the development of bones in her fetus aswell as maintaing her own bones
• more iron to produce haemoglobin so the red blood cells in her fetus can be increased as well as producing more for herself to replace her worn-out ones

-

Question 6

breast feeding

Answer 6

• energy containing nutrients to provide for her baby as well as herself

everything a pregnant woman needs but for her baby