Science Organisms & Life Processes Conceptual 11–13 yrs

Diet Imbalance & Deficiency

饮食失衡与营养缺乏

Description

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)

Mastery Evidence
  • 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
Assessment Prompt

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?