food and diet Flashcards
which nutrient provides energy?
Carbohydrate
what is protein used for?
growth and repair
Lipids (fats and oils)
To provide energy. Also to store energy in the body and insulate it against the cold.
minerals
Needed in small amounts to maintain health
Vitamins
Needed in small amounts to maintain health
Dietary fibre
To provide roughage to help to keep the food moving through the gut
water
Needed for cells and body fluids
underweight
too little food may lead to a person being
overweight
too much food may lead to a person being
balanced diet
contains the correct amounts of all the necessary nutrients needed for healthy growth and activity
what causes anaemia?
too little blood cells
what causes goitre?
swelling in the neck
lack of vitamin a can cause..?
blindness
lack of vitamin c can cause..?
scurvy, causing gums to bleed
lack of vitamin d can cause..?
rickets,which makes the legs bow outwards in growing children
