Diet and Metabolic Rate

Question 1

A balanced diet needs two things:

Answer 1

1) It needs to provide energy

2) It needs to have the right balance of foods across food groups too

Question 2

What do carbohydrates provide?

Answer 2

They’re needed to release energy

Question 3

What do fats provide?

Answer 3

They’re needed to release energy and help keep warm

Question 4

What do proteins provide?

Answer 4

They aid growth, cell repair and cell replacement

Question 5

What does fibre provide?

Answer 5

It aids the digestive system

Question 6

What do vitamins and minerals provide?

Answer 6

They help keep skin, bones, blood and other stuff healthy

Question 7

Why do people have different energy needs?

due to their person

Answer 7

Resting Metabolic Rate :

• (muscle needs more energy to fatty tissue; higher muscle proportion - high metabolic rate)
• Physically bigger people have high metabolic rate to small: bigger people need more energy
• Men’s are generally higher than women’s due to more muscle
• Regular exercise builds muscle and boosts metabolic rate.

Question 8

Why do people have different energy needs?

due to their actions

Answer 8

-People who have active jobs- more energy
(this affects the amount of energy needed in your diet)
-Exercise raises the amount of energy needed also