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Diet Imbalance & Deficiency

Explain the health consequences of an imbalanced diet including obesity (excess energy), starvation (severe energy deficit), and deficiency diseases (lack of specific nutrients, e.g. scurvy, rickets)

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Distinguish energy shortage from a specific nutrient deficiency without diagnosing anyone.

Distinguish energy shortage from a specific nutrient deficiency without diagnosing anyone.

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  • Defines obesity, starvation, and deficiency disease and links each to dietary imbalance
  • Identifies at least two specific deficiency diseases and the missing nutrient causing each
  • Explains why the impact of poor diet can be long-term
“If your child heard about conditions like obesity or vitamin deficiency diseases, could they explain how eating too much, too little, or the wrong mix of foods leads to those health problems?”

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Type
Conceptual
Subject
Science
Domain
Organisms & Life Processes
Age range
Ages 11–13

Standards

uk-nc-2013:KS3.Sci.Bio.Nutrition.3