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Name the components of a balanced diet |
Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins Minerals Fibre Water |
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Why does your body need carbohydrates? |
Carbohydrates gives you energy |
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Why doea your body need fats |
Fats are used to provide isulation and as a energy store |
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Why does your body need proteins ? |
Protein is used for growth and repair |
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Why does your body need vitamins and minareals ? |
To enable the body to work healithy and to prevent defficiency desieses |
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Name two side effects of over eating? |
Type 2 diabetes and Arthritis |
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Describe how daliy exercise helps a person loose mass ? |
Exercise increases metabolic rate Exercise uses more energy The energy comes from the food This results in less energy converted into fat |
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What is metabolic rate ? |
Metabolic rate is the rate of chemical reactions in our cells |
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Why do men have a higher metabolic rate ? |
Men have a higher proportion of muscle to fat than women |
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Describe two factors of the metabolic rate ? |
Amount of physical activity can increase our metabolic rate. The proportion of muscle to fat in our body. The higher the proportion the higher the metabolic rate . |
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Give two inherited factors that can affect your health ? |
Gentic factors such as : Metabolic rate Cholestrol levels |
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When does a person become overweight ? |
When the energy content is more than the energy used in daily life |
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Name 4 health problems linked to obesity ? |
Arthritis Type 2 diabetes High blood pressure Hearth dieseas |
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State two ways a person can lose mass |
Recuse the amount of energy intake of Rich foods Increase the amount the exercise therpy using up more energy |
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How does exercise makes a person healthier ? |
It increases the amount of energy used by the body. It increases the proption of muscle to fat. |
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Define malnorished |
Lack of a balanced diet |
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Why do you need cholestrol in your body ? |
To form out cell membranes To make important hormones |
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What are the risks of eating a diet rich in fat ? |
High cholestrol levels Increased risk of heart disease |
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What are pathegons ? |
Orginisms that Cuase disease |
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Name two pathegons |
Virus Bacteria |
