Food Groups Flashcards
0
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Vitamins uses
A
Essential for good eye sight
Healthy skin and gums
Absorption of calcium for bones and teeth
1
Q
Minerals uses
A
Bones and teeth, red blood cells
2
Q
Minerals deficiency problems
A
Rickets
Anemia
3
Q
Vitamins deficiency problems
A
Problems seeing in low light
Scurvy
Rickets/oposteoporosns in later life
4
Q
Carbohydrates uses
A
Provides us with energy
5
Q
Protein uses
A
Growth and repair
6
Q
Fats uses
A
Energy insulation
7
Q
Fibre uses
A
Adds bulk to the food and keeps gut healthy
8
Q
Water uses
A
70% of your body is water! used as a solvent to transport fluids
9
Q
Carbohydrates deficiency problems
A
Starvation
10
Q
Protein deficiency problems
A
Kwashiorkor
11
Q
Fibre deficiency problems
A
Prevents constipation and bowl cancer
12
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Water deficiency problems
A
Dehydration
