Chapter 3+4 Nutrients

Question 1

GI

Answer 1

A scale from 0 to 100 indicating the effect on blood glucose from foods containing carbohydrates

Question 2

Macronutrients

Answer 2

Nutrients that are required in large amounts

Question 3

Micronutrients

Answer 3

Nutrients that are required in small amounts

Question 4

Soft tissue

Answer 4

Organs and tissue that support, connect or surround other structures. E.g skin,muscle, tendons, ligaments, collagen and organs.

Question 5

Anaemia

Answer 5

A condition that’s makes a person unable to carry oxygen around the body due to lack of healthy blood cells

Question 6

Kilojoules

Answer 6

A unit of measuring energy intake or expenditure

Question 7

Osteoporosis

Answer 7

A contrition characterised by a reduction in bone mass that makes bones more likely to break and fracture

Question 8

Fortified

Answer 8

Having a nutrient artificially added to increase nutritional value.

Question 9

Collagen

Answer 9

Fibrous protein found in connective tissue that is the main consent of cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bones and skin

Question 10

Colesterol

Answer 10

A type of fat required in for optimal functioning of the body that is in excess can lead to a rage of health conditions including blocking of arteries.

Question 11

Amino acids

Answer 11

A simple organic compound made up of amino and carboxly.

Question 12

Atherosclerosis

Answer 12

A build up of plague on blood vessel walls, this makes it harder for blood to pass through

Question 13

Behavioural determinate

Answer 13

The actions or partners of living as an individual or group that effects your health.

Question 14

Physical environment

Answer 14

The physical surrounding in which we work, live and play.

Question 15

Resilience

Answer 15

Refers to a person ability to cope with stressful and difficult situations, and to recover after misfortune

Question 16

Sedentary

Answer 16

Understating or doing no physical activity

Question 17

Social determinants

Answer 17

Aspects of society and the social environment that impacts on health, such as poverty, early life expectancy, social networks and support

Question 18

Socioeconomic status (SES)

Answer 18

a measure of an individual’s or family’s economic and social position within society relative to others, usually based on education, occupation and income.

Question 19

Sexually transmittable infection (STI)

Answer 19

A range of infections that are generally caught by sexual activities.

Question 20

Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

Answer 20

The amount of energy required to substain basic functioning of the human body.