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Junior Cycle Home Economics: Diet-related diseases

How often Diet-related diseases 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 2026. most years

Diet-related diseases, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Diet-related diseases.

(a)What is coronary heart disease?
  1. A lack of red blood cells in the body
  2. Narrowed arteries cut blood flow to the heart
  3. When the body cannot make enough insulin
(b)Which diet change lowers the risk of heart disease?
  1. Eat less fibre and oily fish
  2. Eat more fatty red meat, butter and cream
  3. Eat less saturated fat and salt
(c)What is osteoporosis?
  1. Bones become weak, porous and break easily
  2. Muscles waste away from too little protein
  3. Joints swell up from eating too much sugar
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(a) Narrowed arteries cut blood flow to the heart

(b) Eat less saturated fat and salt

(c) Bones become weak, porous and break easily

Your turn: Common Level questions on Diet-related diseases.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026A3, B11c, B11d
2025Not asked
2024B13c
2023A7
2022A3, A5

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

More Diet-related diseases questions

Diet-related diseases, 3 marks

Which is a healthy eating guideline for a person with diabetes?

  1. Skip breakfast to keep sugar levels down
  2. Swap meals for sweets and cola
  3. Eat regular meals high in fibre
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Eat regular meals high in fibre

Regular meals with high-fibre starchy foods release glucose slowly and keep blood sugar steady. Limit sugary foods and drinks and keep a healthy weight.

Diet-related diseases, 3 marks

Which energy pattern leads to weight gain and obesity?

  1. Eating lots of fruit and vegetables
  2. Taking in more energy than the body uses
  3. Using more energy than you take in
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Taking in more energy than the body uses

Unused energy is stored as body fat. Obesity raises the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and joint problems. Balance food intake with activity.

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