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Health And Lifestyle Flashcards

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A balanced diet

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A balanced diet means getting all of the different nutrients in the right amounts

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Vitamins and minerals

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A help to maintain healthy bone and soft tissues

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3
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Fats and lipids

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Helps you to keep warm

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4
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Carbohydrates

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The role of carbohydrates is to provide energy

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Protein

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The roll protein is to help the structure and function the body’s tissues and organs

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Calcium

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The role of calcium is to strengthen the bones

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Digestion

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Breaking food down to smaller size

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Villi

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Absorbs the nutrients from foods

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Enzymes

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Enzymes are like scissors they break down bigger molecules into smaller molecules

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Lipid enzyme name

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Lipiease

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11
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Enzyme name for carbohydrates

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Carbohydraze

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12
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Protein enzyme name

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Protease

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13
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What are medicinal drugs

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Medicines are drugs that help people suffering from pain or diesease

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14
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What are recreational drugs

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Recreational drugs are taken for pleasure

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15
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What are stimulants

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Stimulants speed up the messages in the brain along the nerves

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16
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What are depressants?

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Depressants slow down messages in the brain along the nerves

17
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What are hallucinogens

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Hallucinogens make you see things that aren’t there

18
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What is the addictive substance in a cigarette

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Nicotine

19
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What is the chemical that turns your lungs black in a cigarette

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Tar

20
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What does smoking during pregnancy do

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Smoking in pregnancy can cause miscarriages and effect the fetus development

21
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What are the three harmful chemicals in cigarettes

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Nicotine tar and carbon monoxide

22
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What does alcohol include

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Alcohol contains the drug ethanol

23
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What can drinking large amounts of alcohol do

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It can cause stomach ulcers heart disease and brain and liver damage

24
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What type of drug is ethanol

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It is a depressant

25
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What is an addiction

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When you have no control over yourself

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