Booklet 1 Flashcards
The food a nutrient is found in
Source
The job a nutrient has in the body
Function
The food we eat on a day to day basis
Diet
A substance found in food that has a specific function in the body
Nutrient
Not getting enough of a nutrient
Deficiency
Getting too much of a nutrient
Excess
Anything we eat or drink
Food
The study of food and its effects on the body
Nutrition
Reconstituted
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It is very important that health professionals anderstand how diet impacts on health.
Write
down the names of the health professionals in the spuce beside the correct job description.
first point of contact for patients with health
concerns.
He/she listens to the patient’s description of their symptoms then carries out tests, diagnoses illness and disease, prescribes suitable treatments and refers patients for specialist help
Gp
This person gives advice to individuals and groups
about their diets. He she advises caterers in hospitals and nursing homes about menus and carties out research into the links berween food and its effects on the body.
Dieti cian
This is someone who usually works alongside
doctors in a hespital or heulth centre to monitor and advise individual patients. He/she will have detailed training to be able to support patients with specific diet related conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Specialist nurse
State the names of the five main nutrients/groups of nutrients.
Protein
2. Fat c.g. saturated
3. Carbohydrates e.g. Sugary and starchy
4. Vitamins erg. Vitimin c
5. Minerals e.g. iron, calcium
Water
Women Should drink 16L of water per day.
Men should drink 2L of fluid per day.
That’s about eight 200ml glasses for women and l0 for
men..
Write down FOUR symptoms of dehydration.
Head adre…
dect colared
unhe
tardress / futigue…
Thirst/drymouth.
SOURCES
We can include water in the diet in a variety of ways. Write down SIX sources (foods) of water in our diets that can help contribute to the two litres of water per day.
2 Smoothies
and juices.
4. Tea & coffee .
Custard
Functions
water transports nutrients around the body
It gets rid of waste products
It protects and lubricates joints, throat and eyes