Health And Lifestyle Flashcards
What do carbohydrates do to the body?
Provide Energy
What are protiens used for in the body ?
Growth and repair
What do lipids do to the body?
Provide energy
What do vitamins and minerals do to help the body?
Keep you healthy
What does fibre do to help the body?
Helps digestion
What solution do you add to starch for a food test?
Iodine solution
What solution do you add to sugar for a food test?
Benedicts solution
What do you add to protien for a food test?
Copper sulfate and sodium hydroxide
What solution do you add to lipids for a food test?
Ethanol solution
What colour with the starch be at the end of the food test?
Blue/black
What colour will the the sugar be at the end of a food test?
Orange/red
What colour is tge protin at the end of a food test?
Violet
What colour is the lipids at the end of a food test?
Cloudy
What could happen if you are underweight?
Starvation / poor imune system
What could happen if you are overweight?
Heart disease/stroke
What is a molecule?
2 or more atoms joined together
What is the order of the digestive system?
Mouth Oesophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Rectum Anus
What are enzymes known as?
Biological
What speeds up digestion?
Catalysts
Name 3 enzymes? ( Carbohydrates Protien Lipids)
Carbohydrase Protease Lipase
What is a medicinal drug used for?
To cure illnesses
What are recreational drugs taken for?
Fun
