healthy body

Question 1

what is a balanced diet

Answer 1

the correct proportions of the different nutrients groups to give you enough energy to carry out tasks

Question 2

why do some people need more food

Answer 2

their metabolic rate is slower meaning their cells use energy quicker

Question 3

what are the main 5 food groups

Answer 3

• fruits and vegetables
• carbohydrates
• proteins
• dairy
• fats and oils

Question 4

health issues that come from having an unhealthy diet

Answer 4

higher risk of diseases like ; heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer. also higher risk of obesity

Question 5

what is the difference between food groups and nutrient groups

Answer 5

food groups refer to different categories of food based on nutritional characteristics while food nutrients are specific chemical components of the food

Question 6

main food groups that get tested for nutrients (4)

Answer 6

carbohydrates/sugars
carbohydrates/ starch
proteins
lipids

Question 7

food test for sugar ( name, start and ending colour)

Answer 7

Benedicts test, starts blue turns brick red

Question 8

food test for starch ( name, start colour, end colour)

Answer 8

Iodine test, starts orange/brown nd ends blue/black

Question 9

food test for protein ( name, starting colour, end colour)

Answer 9

Biuriets reagent, starts blue and ends purple

Question 10

Food test for lipids ( name, colour start and end)

Answer 10

Emulsion test, starts colourless and turns white/milky/cloudy