Health And Lifestyle Flashcards
A balanced diet
A balanced diet means getting all of the different nutrients in the right amounts
Vitamins and minerals
A help to maintain healthy bone and soft tissues
Fats and lipids
Helps you to keep warm
Carbohydrates
The role of carbohydrates is to provide energy
Protein
The roll protein is to help the structure and function the body’s tissues and organs
Calcium
The role of calcium is to strengthen the bones
Digestion
Breaking food down to smaller size
Villi
Absorbs the nutrients from foods
Enzymes
Enzymes are like scissors they break down bigger molecules into smaller molecules
Lipid enzyme name
Lipiease
Enzyme name for carbohydrates
Carbohydraze
Protein enzyme name
Protease
What are medicinal drugs
Medicines are drugs that help people suffering from pain or diesease
What are recreational drugs
Recreational drugs are taken for pleasure
What are stimulants
Stimulants speed up the messages in the brain along the nerves