Advanced level 2024 CASPA mock food science marking guide
Advanced level 2024 CASPA mock food science marking guide
Allergen means a substance that can cause an allergic reaction in same people, the immune system
recognizes allergens as foreign or dangerous. As a result, the immune system reacts by making a type of
antibody called immune globulin.
ii. Causes of food allergy are (family history, age, asthma)
iii. Symptoms of food intolerance in could; (bloating, excess gas, stomach pain, diarrhea, headaches.)
iv. Ways by which food allergy can be treated, A lifesaving emergency medication that immediately begins
reversing symptoms of anaphylaxis
Antihistamine, medications that reduce itching.
Q3) b.
i. Items that can cause food allergy are: (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean sellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and
soybeans).
ii. Risk factors of heart disease are: (high blood pressure, high low, density lipoprotein (LDL), cholesterol,
diabetes etc.)
iii. Reasons why food labels are important. (It tell you important information about the product such as
ingredients, size, nutritional value, manufacturing date, place of manufacture)
Q4) a.
i) Anaemia, it is a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood resulting
in pallor and we weariness.
ii) The major types of anaemia are: (pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, Hemolytic anaemia, Anemia
due to iron deficiency).
iii) Symptoms of aneamia are: (fatigue, skin pallor, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, dizziness, heartbeat).
b.
i. Peptic ulcer; it is an open sore or raw are a in the lining of the stomach or intestine. There are two types
of peptic ulcers, Gastric ulcer occurs in the stomach. Duodenal ulcer occur in the first part of the small
intestine.
ii. Obesity it is a state or condition of being very fat or overweight.
iii. Goiter, it happens when your thyroid gland grows larger. It has several possible causes such as :
Certain medicines (lithium, amiodarone)
Infections (care)
