Geography : Nutrients in food and a balenced diet Flashcards

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Carbohydrates

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A food type that gives energy to living organisms

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Nutrients

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Nutrients The most important parts of food needed by the body for energy and good health

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Saturated fats

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Comes mainly from animal food products

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Food groups

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The main types of food

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Immune system

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The system the boy uses to fight off germs

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Sodium

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Salt

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Diet

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the different foods a person or animal eats everyday

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disease

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an illness that stops our bodies from working properly

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Processed food

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Food that has gone through a process to make.

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Protein

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The food type to help growth and repair the body

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Fibre

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Helps push waste out of the digestive system

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Fats and oils

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A food type that supplies loads of energy

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Tooth decay

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A rotting of a tooth

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Diabetes

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A disease that results in high sugar in the blood

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Vitamins and minerals

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parts of food to keep the body working well

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Rickets

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A disease of the lack of Vitamin D in the body

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Constipation

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Difficulty of passing solid waste through your body

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Infection

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Germs entering your body and causing problems.

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Calories

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Tells you how much energy you get in one serving.