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What is a BALANCED DIET? |
A diet consisting of the correct amounts of each food type essential to good health. |
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Define Fitness. |
The ability to survive in the surrounding enviroment. |
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Define Health. |
To be healthy is to be Socially, Mentally and Physically well, with the absence of disease or infirmity. |
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Where can you find, and what does Protein help? |
You can find Protein in Eggs, Fish, Beans & Meat. Protein is essential for Growth & Repair. |
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Where can you find and what do Carbohydrates help? |
There are four types of carbohydrates: Lactose, Sucrose, Glycogen and Starch. They provide energy. They can be found in foods such as Potatoes, Rice and Pasta. |
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Which Fat is Saturated? Plant Fat or Animal Fat? |
Plant Fat is unsaturated, while Animal Fat is. |
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Where can you find Fat and what does it do for you? |
You can find fat in Oils, Dairy Products, Meat ad Fish. It provides slow-release energy and insulation. |
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What are Vitamins useful for, and where do you find them? |
Vitamin A is found in Butter and Oily Fish, and it prevents night blindness, and aids night vision. Vitamin C is found in Citric Fruit and Vegetables, maintains healthy skin/gums and prevents Scurvy. Vitamin D is found in Fatty Fish & Dairy Products. It aids absorbation of calcium and prevents Rickets. |
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What is Kwashiorkor? |
Kwashiorkor is a common disease in developing countries, caused by a protein deficiency. |
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What increases Risk Factor of HEART DISEASE? |
Smoking & Alchohol. Smoking causes Nicotine to contribute to the effects of chlorestoral. This is the same with Alchohol. A large build-up of Chlorestoral causes a high Risk Factor. |
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How many grams of Salt does an average adult need per day? |
6g of Salt (Sodium Chloride) |
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Why could the dietary requirements for two people of the exact same age, gender, height and weight be different? |
Pregnancy, Amount of Exercise in a day, Lifestyle etcetera. |
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Why is Water important? |
Water is important as: Chemical Reactions in our cells occur in waterWaste products are passed out of our bodies in water Our blood transports substances that are dissolved in water. |
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Vitamins A, D, E & K are known as what? |
Fat-Soluble, meaning they dissolve in and are carried by Fat. This is opposed to Water Soluble vitamins (B and C) which dissolve in and are carried by Water. |
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Do Vitamins provide energy? And why are they consumed? |
Vitamins do not provide energy, but are essential to our health, and not eating them causes deficiencies. They are consumed as human bodies cannot create them, so consumation is the only method of absorbation. |
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What are the deficiencies for Iodine, Iron & Calcium? |
Iron: Anaemia, Iodine: Goiter, Calcium: Osteoporosis. |
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What is the calculation for: |
A) Hydrometer Reading/100ml B) g = 0.6 x Weight in Kilograms C) |
