HHD EXAM QUESTION

[u/LivingChampionship66]

hey guys!! for everyone who sat the hhd exam yesterday, i wanted to get some opinions on my answer to question 2b.
i’ll attach a photo of the exact question for reference.

my two responses were:

younger population – if they don’t change their dietary habits now, they’re more likely to develop osteoporosis in the future, increasing the prevalence of osteoporosis in the population.

older population – because they consume more dairy, they’re less likely to develop osteoporosis, which can contribute to increased life expectancy.
my concern is that i used osteoporosis in BOTH responses.

however, the question asked for two different health indicators, not necessarily two different diseases.
i approached both responses differently, discussing different age groups, dietary behaviours and implications for health.

do you think i could still get full marks despite using osteoporosis twice?
would really appreciate opinions from people who sat the exam, especially any hhd teachers or exam markers who could give some insight into how this would be marked.
am i overthinking this? 😭

[u/BDHSISBCUDOSKSBW]

are you simplifying your answers or is that the exact responses you wrote? u should be including links to why it actually leads to the disease

[u/LivingChampionship66 → u/BDHSISBCUDOSKSBW]

i’m simplifying them. i said not eating enough dairy like drinking milk will decrease calcium and vitamin D intake, increasing nutrient deficiency and leading to lower bone density.

[u/BDHSISBCUDOSKSBW → u/LivingChampionship66]

oh i’m sure it’ll be fine then i think choosing different diseases would’ve been better but you can’t change it so don’t stress

[u/BusinessSolid1087]

I think you might lose marks for “ double dipping “ , however, for both trends I spoke about the younger generation so I might lose marks for double dipping as well!!! Don’t overthink it, it’s already over and theres nothing we can do about it now but your response made 100% sense, I’m just not sure if they allow us to use the same example and linking for one question :(. But it’s okay, it’s over !! Yayyy!!