Science·Organisms & Life Processes·conceptual
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)
Suggested ages 11–13
Evidence of understanding
- 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 Diet Imbalance & Deficiency 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?
Standards alignment
KS3.Sci.Bio.Nutrition.3GB · uk-nc-2013
Consequences of imbalanced diets
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · KS3