Food The Body Needs And A Balanced Diet

Question 1

What are the six food groups?

Answer 1

Staples, legumes, fruits, vegetables, fats and oils, food from animals.

Question 2

What are carbs used for?

Answer 2

Energy

Question 3

What are carbohydrates broken down into?

Answer 3

From staples into glucose in your gut and used as a fuel for cell respiration. Some of it is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles

Question 4

What are some sources of carbohydrates?

Answer 4

Rice, pasta, corns, yams, cereals

Question 5

How much carbohydrates should an active sports persons diet have in?

Answer 5

60% of their diet. Means high in carbohydrates are called high energy meals.

Question 6

What are fats used for?

Answer 6

Energy

Question 7

What mixture do muscles use?

Answer 7

Fats and glycogen and it depends on how intense the exercise is, and how fit you are.

Question 8

What is protein used for?

Answer 8

To build cells, to make blood and to repair and restore muscle and other tissues.

Question 9

What happens if your body has run out of carbohydrates and fats for energy?

Answer 9

It would use protein for energy

Question 10

Where do you find vitamin A, why do you need vitamin A and what does a shortage of vitamin A lead to?

Answer 10

You find it in fish, liver, and eggs, you need it to see in dim light and for healthy skin and a shortage leads to night blindness and flaking skin

Question 11

Where do you find vitamin C, why do you need vitamin C and what does a shortage of vitamin C lead to?

Answer 11

You find it in oranges, kiwi and strawberries, you need it to help wounds heal and healthy skin and gums, and a shortage of it leads to scurvy

Question 12

Where do you find vitamin D, why do you need vitamin D and what does a shortage of vitamin D lead to?

Answer 12

You find it in fish, liver and eggs, you need it for strong bones and teeth and a shortage leads to rickets

Question 13

Where do you find calcium, why do you need calcium and what does a shortage of calcium lead to?

Answer 13

You find it in milk, cheese and sardines, you need it for strong bones and teeth and muscle contractions, and a shortage leads to fragile bones

Question 14

Where do you find iron, why do you need iron and what does a shortage of iron lead to?

Answer 14

You find it in beans, green vegetables, liver, you need it for the haemoglobin in red blood cells and a shortage leads to tiredness and anaemia

Question 15

Where do you find iodine, why do you need iodine and what does a shortage of iodine lead to?

Answer 15

You find it in seafood and vegetables grown near the sea, you need it for thyroid hormones that control the rate you burn up food for energy and a shortage leads to a swollen thyroid gland

Question 16

Where do you find vitamin B complex, why do you need vitamin B complex and what does a shortage of vitamin B complex lead to?

Answer 16

You find it in fish, chicken and dairy products, you need it to help metabolize proteins, fats and carbohydrates and to repair red blood cells, and a shortage leads to not being able to repair your body after hard workouts

Question 17

What is a fibre?

Answer 17

A fibre is a substance called cellulose which can be found in fruit, vegetables and cereals. It absorbs poisonous water from digested food and makes you feel full, so you eat less.

Question 18

What are the seven important nutrients?

Answer 18

Carbs, protein, fats, vitamins and minerals, water and fibre

Question 19

What is wellness?

Answer 19

An active process of becoming aware of and making changes towards a healthy and fulfilling life.

Question 20

What is a balanced diet?

Answer 20

A balanced diet is a diet that matches for energy needs and gives the right mixture of nutrients and fibre

Question 21

What is a basal metabolic rate?

Answer 21

The amount of energy you need to stay alive, awake, and comfortably warm

Question 22

What are the factors affecting energy needs

Answer 22

Your age, your sex, and your lifestyle.

Question 23

What is the working energy?

Answer 23

The amount of energy used to move around, digest food and do exercise.

Question 24

How do you calculate the total energy needed?

Answer 24

Total energy needed = basal metabolic rate + working energy

Measured in kJ (kilojoules)