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Flashcards by Lavina Railton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lavina Railton
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a balanced diet? | A balanced diet contains the correct amount of each food group from the eat-well plate and provides you with everything you need to survive e.g energy |
| What is a metabolic rate? | A metabolic rate is a chemical reaction which take place in cells. |
| Why do we need energy? | we need energy to fuel the chemical reactions in the body that keep you alive this is called metabolism |
| what is the name for someone who diet is badly out of balance? | they are said to be malnourished |
| what can lead to obesity? | hormonal problems, bad diet, overeating and lack of exercise |
| What can happen as a result of obesity? | health problems such as: - arthritis - type 2 diabetes - high blood pressure - heart disease - cancer |
| what can happen as a result of eating to much fat and sugar? | too much saturated fat can increase your blood cholesterol level too much salt can cause high blood pressure and heart problems |
| what can malnutrition lead to? | Malnutrition can lead to: - slow growth - fatigue - poor resistance to infection - irregular periods in women |
| what are deficiency disease caused by and what problems do they cause? | Deficiency diseases are caused by a lack of vitamins or minerals. A lack of vitamin C can cause scurvy which causes problems with skin, joints and gums |
| Factors affecting Health | those who exercise regularly and usually healthier than those who dont |
| what does exercise do? | exercise: - increases the amount of energy used by the body - decreases the amount of stored fat - builds muscle - helps boost metabolic rate |
| What inherited factors affect health? | inherited factors can affect: - metabolic rate - under-active thyroid gland - blood cholestoral levels - heart disease |
| how does you lifestyle affect your health? | - your lifestyle includes what you eat and what you do - someone who eats to much fat or carbohydrates and doesn't do much exercise will increase their risk of obesity |
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