Diet

Question 1

What are the 8 diet requirements?

Answer 1

Macro/micro nutrients
Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Fibre

Question 2

What the types of food in macronutrients?

Answer 2

Carbohydrates, fats and protein.

Question 3

Why are carbohydrates important?

Answer 3

They help to provide energy in exercise.

Question 4

What are the two types of carbohydrates?

Answer 4

Complex and simple.

Question 5

Where are carbohydrates stored and in what form?

Answer 5

The liver and muscles and in the form of glycogen.

Question 6

What types of food are complex carbohydrates?

Answer 6

Natural foods such as bananas and wholemeal rice.

Question 7

What types of food are simple carbohydrates?

Answer 7

Their natural form is in fruit and vegetables but their refined form includes biscuits and chocolate.

Question 8

Why are fats important?

Answer 8

They provide energy and with glycogen help muscles to work.

Question 9

What types of food are fats?

Answer 9

Butter and cooking oils but also foods such as bacon and cheese.

Question 10

Why are proteins important?

Answer 10

They help to build muscles and repair damaged tissue.

Question 12

When is the ideal time to have protein?

Answer 12

Immediately after exercise.

Question 13

What two types of protein are there?

Answer 13

Animal protein and plant or vegetable protein.

Question 14

What types of food are micronutrients found in?

Answer 14

Vitamins and minerals

Question 15

What are the two types of vitamins?

Answer 15

Water soluble vitamins and fat soluble vitamins

Question 16

What are the functions of vitamins?

Answer 16

Blood clotting, healing and other functions

Question 17

What foods can you find vitamins in?

Answer 17

Milk, cheese, meat, fruit, vegetables and fish

Question 18

What are two key minerals?

Answer 18

Calcium and iron

Question 19

Why is calcium important?

Answer 19

It is important in the formation of bones and teeth and helps to make the bones strong

Question 20

Where can you find calcium?

Answer 20

Milk and cheese

Question 21

Why is iron important?

Answer 21

Without iron the blood would not be able to carry oxygen around the body as it is linked with haemoglobin

Question 22

Where can you find iron?

Answer 22

In many foods such as meat

Question 23

What are other examples of minerals?

Answer 23

Sodium and potassium

Question 24

Why is water important for a healthy diet?

Answer 24

It holds oxygen and transports nutrients, waste and hormones around the body and controls the distribution of electrolytes and controls temperature

Question 25

Why is fibre important for a healthy diet?

Answer 25

It aids the digestive system which cannot operate and get rid of waste products without a healthy lifestyle

Question 26

What are the two types of fibre?

Answer 26

Soluble and insoluble

Question 27

What is carbohydrate loading?

Answer 27

A strategy endurance athletes use to maximise the stores of glycogen in their muscles and liver

Question 28

What is energy balance?

Answer 28

The basis of weight control. It means eating and using up (through exercising) an equal number of calories.