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Diet and Nutrition (30/12/24) Flashcards

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What is a Balanced Diet?

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Food intake containing sufficient amounts of all the required nutrients.

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What 4 things is a Balanced Diet essential for?

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Optimum Performance
Health
Weight
Energy Levels

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What are simple carbs?

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Found in Fruit
Easily digested
Processed food with refined sugar

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What are complex carbs?

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Found in plant based food (e.g. wheat based)
Take longer to digest
Breads, pasta, rice, etc…

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Once carbohydrates are digested, what are they converted into?

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Glucose

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Where is Glucose stored?

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In the muscles and liver
(In the form of Glycogen)

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Define Glucose

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Simple sugar and the major source of energy for the body’s cells, mainly found in blood.

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Define Glycogen

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The stored form of Glucose, found in the muscles and the liver.

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What does the Glycaemic index show?

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That different carbohydrates will increase blood sugar at different rates.

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What does a Low GI mean?

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Energy is released slower.
(High GI = energy is released faster)

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Examples of Low GI foods?

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Lentils, beans, hummus and peanuts

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What does Low GI food do, and when should it be eaten?

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Provides a slow, sustained release of energy
Eat 3-4 hours before exercise

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Examples of High GI foods?

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Coke, Ice cream, and cornflakes

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What does High GI food do, and when should it be eaten?

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Rapid, short rise in glucose
Eat 1-2 hours before exercise.

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What is Protein made up of?

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Protein is a combination of many chemicals called Amino Acids.

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Four functions of Protein

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Growth and repair of muscle tissue
Making enzymes
Making Hormones
Making haemoglobin

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What is proteins use in terms of energy?

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A minor source of energy,
will provide energy when carbohydrate and fat stores are low.

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What can too much saturated fat lead to?

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Weight gain
Poor stamina
Poor flexibility
CHD
Poor thermoregulation
High BP

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What can too many saturated fats also lead to?

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High levels of cholesterol

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HDL and LDL meanings?

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High density lipoproteins (Good)
Low density lipoproteins (Bad)

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What do LDL do?

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Transports/stores cholesterol within the blood stream
Leading to fatty deposits building in the Arteries.
Thus, poor blood flow and oxygen transport.

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What do HDL do?

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Regulates LDL storage and promotes excretion, by taking cholesterol to the liver.

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Where are Unsaturated fats found?

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Avocados, Salmon, Olives

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What are the 3 main functions of Unsaturated fats?

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Help to carry/transport Vitamins - A,K,E,D (fat soluble)
Help to act as an insulator
Provide energy when intensity is low and duration is long.

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What is 'Trans fat'?
An Unsaturated fat Made by industrial processes to increase shelf life, by adding hydrogen. BUT, Causes high levels of LDL.
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Which three vitamins does the spec. focus on?
B - Water soluble C - Water soluble D - Fat soluble
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How is Vitamin D made?
By our body underneath skin when exposed to sunlight. Small amounts also from milk and oily fish.
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What are Vitamin D's two exercise related functions?
Helps the body to absorb calcium Maintained bones and teeth
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What is different about vitamins B and C?
They are water soluble, so not stored in the body. Thus need to be taken daily. Any excess will be excreted.
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Where is vitamin B1 found?
Eggs, liver, red meat
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Where is vitamin B2 found?
Eggs, liver, cereals
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Where is vitamin B6 found?
Eggs and cereals
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Where is vitamin B12 found?
Red meat, liver, kidney and fish.
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What do Vitamin B1 and B2 do?
Helps the body to Break down + release energy from food
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What does Vitamin B6 and B12 do?
Helps form RBC's and haemoglobin
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What is Vitamin C also known as?
Ascorbic Acid
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Where is Vitamin C found?
Within many citric fruits, e.g. oranges
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What are Vitamin C's exercise related functions?
Protects cells, keeps them healthy. Maintains bones, teeth, gums and ligaments.
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What do Minerals do?
Assist bodily functions.
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what are minerals dissolved by the body as?
Irons (electrolytes)
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What are Mineral's two exercise related functions?
Facilitate transmission of nerve impulses. Enable effective muscle contractions.
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Where are Minerals found?
Meat, fish, eggs, dairy, vegetables, fruits and nuts
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What are the two functions of Calcium?
Efficient Nerve and Muscle function Strong bones and teeth
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What does Sodium do?
Helps to regulate fluid levels
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What does iron do?
Forms haemoglobin in Red blood cells. Helps the transport of oxygen
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What is a lack of iron called?
Anaemia.
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What does fibre do?
Slows down the time it takes the body to break down food. thus, provides a slower, more sustained release of energy.
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Where is fibre found?
Wholemeal bread, pasta, nuts and seeds.
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What is Fibres relation to cholesterol?
A high fibre diet helps the body eliminate LDL by binding to it in the Digestive Tract.
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What Two diseases does a diet high in fibre aid?
Colon Cancer and Heart Disease.
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What three things does water transport?
Nutrients, Hormones and waste products.
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What other bodily function does water aid?
Thermoregulation (Detail on sheet)
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Three examples of what Dehydration may lead to?
Headaches Increased blood viscosity Muscle fatigue
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What does Creatine Monohydrate do?
Increases the amount of phosphocreatine store in the muscles.
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What does Phosphocreatine do?
Fuels the ATP-PC system to work LONGER and DECREASES recovery time. Increases power.
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Which athletes should use creatine?
Sprinters, jumpers, throwers (Powerful events)
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Negative of Creatine?
Expensive
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Side effects of Creatine?
Muscle Cramps Bloating Vomiting
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What does Sodium Bicarbonate do?
Increases the buffering capacity of blood.
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What form is Sodium Bicarbonate?
Alkaline (antacid), so neutralises PH in the body.
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How does Sodium Bicarbonate work?
It neutralises the negative effects of both lactic acid and hydrogen ions (both of which lead to the acidity of blood).
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What does this work by Sodium Bicarbonate lead to?
Reduction in the acidity in muscle cells, allowing performers to maintain high intensity for longer.
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What athlete uses Sodium Bicarbonate?
200m runners Works in the anaerobic glycolytic system (8-10s to 3 mins).
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Define Buffering?
The ability of the blood to compensate for the build up of lactic acid or hydrogen ions, to maintain the PH level.
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Side effects of Sodium Bicarbonate?
Vomiting Diarrhea Bloating
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What is Caffeine?
A stimulant which increases mental alertness and reduces fatigue.
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What does Caffeine Improve?
Caffeine improves the mobilisation of fatty acids. thus, better able to use fats as energy.
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Which performers use caffeine?
Endurance performers using the aerobic energy system - burning fats through beta-oxidation. And sprinters utilising the mental alertness when the gun goes off (increase of reaction time).
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Negatives of Caffeine?
Loss of fine control Against the rules of most sports in large quantities.
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Side effects of Caffeine?
Dehydration Insomnia (can't sleep) Muscle + stomach cramps
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Two steps to glycogen loading?
Supercompensation and Carbowindow.
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How to maintain glycogen stores?
Eat a diet high in Carbohydrates.
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What is the bodies preferred fuel for endurance sports?
Glycogen
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What happens of glycogen runs low?
If glycogen breakdown exceeds its replacement, glycogen stores will deplate causing fatigue.
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What is Supercompensation?
Splitting the 6 days before a competition into different consumption windows.
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Day 1,2,3 of supercompensation? (Glycogen loading)
Consume all protein Train at a high intensity to burn off existing carbohydrates in your body system, depleting the stores.
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Define Glycogen loading?
A form of dietary manipulation to increase glycogen stores over and above normal, used by endurance athletes.
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Day 4, 5, 6, of Supercompensation? (Glycogen loading)
Consume all Carbohydrates. Train at a low intensity, allows glycogen stores to be increased by 2x the original amount.
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How to open the Carbowindow?
Day before a competition, do 3 mins of high intensity exercise. This will open the Carbowindow.
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What diet goes with the Carbowindow?
Eat a high Carbohydrate diet within 20 mins of finishing exercise
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When does the Carbowindow close?
After 2 hours of finishing the 3 minute high intensity workout.
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What helps aid glycogen storage?
Increasing your water intake.
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FOUR positives of glycogen Loading?
Increased glycogen storage in the muscles. Delays fatigue (hitting the wall). Improved endurance capacity. Improves Aerobic system efficiency.
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FOUR Negatives during glycogen loading?
Water retention + bloating. Heavy legs. Effects Digestion. Weight rise.

A level Pe (me) (14 decks)

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