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Junior Cycle Home Economics: Diet across the lifecycle

How often Diet across the lifecycle comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Diet across the lifecycle, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Diet across the lifecycle.

(a)Why is breast milk the ideal food for young babies?
  1. It has far more iron than any other food
  2. It passes antibodies from mother to baby
  3. It is higher in salt than formula milk
(b)At about what age should a baby start eating solid food?
  1. Around 18 months
  2. Around 6 weeks
  3. Around 6 months
(c)Why do teenage girls need extra iron in their diet?
  1. To replace iron lost during periods
  2. Because girls cannot absorb vitamin C
  3. Because iron makes their bones grow longer
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(a) It passes antibodies from mother to baby

(b) Around 6 months

(c) To replace iron lost during periods

Your turn: Common Level questions on Diet across the lifecycle.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025B12c, B12d
2024A5, B12a, B12b
2023B13b
2022B12a

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Diet across the lifecycle questions

Diet across the lifecycle, 3 marks

Why do many older people need less energy (fewer calories) than younger adults?

  1. Their bones are still growing
  2. They digest food much faster
  3. They are usually less active
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They are usually less active

Less activity and a slower metabolism lower energy needs, but nutrient needs stay high. Older people need nutrient-rich food, calcium, vitamin D, fibre and less salt.

Diet across the lifecycle, 3 marks

Which is a good dietary guideline for an older person?

  1. Live mainly on soft white bread and sweet tea
  2. Eat high-fibre foods to prevent constipation
  3. Add extra salt as the sense of taste weakens
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Eat high-fibre foods to prevent constipation

The gut slows with age, so fibre from wholegrains, fruit and veg, plus plenty of fluids, prevents constipation. Herbs, not salt, add flavour and protect blood pressure.

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