Food & Digestion Flashcards
What does balanced diet means??
All the 7 groups in the correct amounts
All the seven component of a balanced diet are:
Carbohydrates, Fats, Protein, Water, Fibre, vitamins, minerals
2 examples of Carbohydrates:
Bread & Pasta
2 examples of Fats
Butter, avocado
2 examples of protein:
Meat & egg
2 examples of Fibre:
Cereals, fruit & veg
2 examples of water
drinks & fruit
2 examples of Vitamins & minerals:
Fruit, vegetables, diary
Carbohydrates give us…
Energy
Fats give us…
Energy & make cell membranes
Protein are for…
Growth & repair
Fibre are to…
Help keep food moving in the digestive system
Water is for…
Chemical reactions and transport
Vitamins are in…
Small amounts for cells to work properly
Minerals are in…
Small amounts to make body chemicals.
Why do some people need more food than others?
People need different amount of food because depending on their job they need more energy or less. E.g. a builder needs more food than a teacher because he need to carry a lot of weight and move a lot.
What does malnourished means?
To be malnourished means that you are missing one of the seven nutrients.
Diseases caused by malnutrition are…
Scurvy, rickets & obesity
When we test fat the…
Filter paper turns translucent (leaves a greasy mark)
When we test protein…
biurets solution turns from blue to cloudy purple (precipitate)
When we test glucose the…
benedicts solution turn from blue to red
When testing starch the…
Iodine Changes from brawn to black
Organs in the digestive system…
Are the mouth/oesophagus/stomach/liver/pancreas/small intestine/ large intestine/ rectum
The function of the mouth is…
Teeth chew and grind the food, chemicals in the saliva help to break food down into smaller molecules.
