nutrition and digestion

Pregunta	Respuesta
Name the 7 food groups	carbohydrate protein fibre vitamins fat minerals water
Balanced diet =	a diet that contains all the required nutrients to be healthy
Test for glucose	add benedict's reagent immerse in hot water produces brick red precipitate
test for fat	rub onto paper paper turns translucent
test for starch	Iodine turns from brown to blue/black in the presence of starch
BMR	basal metabolic rate
PAL	physical activity level
BMI	Body mass index mass (kg) -------------- Height(m2)
vitamin c	scurvy bruising, teeth fall out, bloody diarrhea
iodine	goitre swollen thyroid, difficulty breathing and swallowing
protein	kwashiorkor muscle loss, swollen stomach
calcium	rickets soft bones, deformed legs and pigeon chest
Enzymes	are chemicals that help to turn large food molecules into small ones so they can be absorbed into the blood stream
carbohydrate ----> sugar	carbohydrase
protein -----> amino acids	protese
fat -----> glyceride + fatty acids	lipase
pepsin is a...	protease in the stomach
amylase is a......	carbohydrase in saliva

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