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Flashcards by Howellsgirl007, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Howellsgirl007
over 12 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Define "Good Health" | A diet that provides the right amount of energy but no more |
| Why are carbohydrates important in your diet? | They release energy |
| Why are fats important in your diet? | They keep you warm and release energy |
| Why is protein important in your diet? | It helps your growth, cell repair and cell replacement. |
| Why is fibre important in your diet? | It keeps everything moving smoothly in your digestive system. |
| What are vitamins and mineral ions important in your diet? | They keep you skin, bones, blood and everything else generally healthy. |
| Why do you need energy? | Because it fuels chemical reactions in the body to keep you alive. |
| What are the reactions that keep you alive called? | You metabolism |
| What is the rate of chemical reactions in your body called? | Your metabolic rate |
| What needs more energy, muscle or fatty tissue? | muscle |
| Who will have a higher metabolic rate? A fat person or a muscular person? | A muscular person |
| Who has a higher metabolic rate? Bigger people or smaller people? Why? | Bigger people because you have more cells in your body if you are bigger. |
| Who has a higher metabolic rate? Men or women? Why? | Men because they are more muscular and slightly bigger. |
| What 2 other things can effect your metabolic rate? | Genetic factors and regular exercise |
| Why does regular exercise affect your metabolic rate? | Because it builds muscle which boosts your resting metabolic rate |
| What happens to your metabolic rate when you exercise? | It goes up and stays high for quite a while after you finish. |
| Who needs more energy? An office worker or a builder? | A builder because he has a physically demanding job. |
| If you do little exercise, what food groups do you need less of? | Fat and carbohydrate |
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