Balanced Diet & defficiency of healthy eating Flashcards
How should you maintain a balanced a diet
- Base your meals on starchy foods
- eat lots of fruit and veg
- eat more fish, including a portion of oily fish each week
- cut down on saturated fat and sugar
- try eat less salt
- get active and be a healthy weight
- dont get thirsty and dont skip breakfast
What is obesiety?
A person who is very overweight
lifestyle causes of obesiety
comsuming more calories partially fatty and sugary foods than arent burnt off, the excess energy is stored as fat.
what are the effects of obesity
it affects movement, reduces quality of life, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and some cancers and stroke
What is cardiovascular disease like coronary heart disease?
coronary heart disease when blood supply is blocked with fatty sibstances
What are some lifestyle causes of cardiovascular diease like coronary heart disease?
high blood pressure, diabetes, obesiety, high cholesterol
What is the effect of cardiovascular disease like coronary heart disease?
chest pain, shortness of breath, heart attacks
What is high blood pressure?
causes the heart to work harder to pump blood around the body
what are lifestyle causes of high blood pressure?
overweight, lack of excerise, high cholesterol, a lot of salt in the diet, lack of fruit and veg
what is the effect of high blood pressure?
leads to heart attacks and strokes
What is osteoporosis?
loosing bone mass (aging process) from about 35, bones become weaker and fragile
lifestyle causes of osteoporosis?
lack of regular exercise, eating disorders, heavy smoking and drinking
what are the effect of osteoporosis?
risk of fractre or broken bones
What are Rickets?
effects the bone development in children
lifestyle causes of rickets?
lack of vitamin D and calcium
effects of rickets
soft weak bones, deformities and impacts on growth
What is dental health?
Poor oral hygiene can lead to tooth decay and gum idease
Goodoral hygiene can lead to white and healthy teeth
what are the lifestyle causes of poor dental health
by eating sugary foods and drink
what is the effect of poor dental health?
plaque builds up and turns into acid which dissolves the tooth enamel
What can you do to stop poor dental health
reduce sugar, reduce fruit juice, use flouride toothpaste
What is anemia?
iron defficiency, low red blood call count
what is the cause of anemia?
lack of iron, blood loss, menustration and pregnancy
what is the effect of anemia?
lack of energy, tiredness, pale skin
What can you do to prevent anemia
eat more iron rich foods and fortified cereals, absorbed with vitamin C
what is type 2 diabetes?
level of sugar in the blood becomes too high
what is the cause of type 2 diabetes
overweight, unactive, high blood pressure, high fat consuming, salt and sugar
what is the effect of type 2 diabetes
lack of energy, tired, thirsty, blured vision
what can you do to prevent type 2 diabetes?
eat wider range of healthy fresh goods, reduce salt and sugar and fat, eat balanced meals and increase phyical activity
