Healthy Diet Flashcards
What seven things are needed for a balanced and healthy diet
Protein Fats Carbohydrates Vitamins Minerals Fibre Water
Define malnourishment
When you are not consuming a balanced diet and not enough vitamins and minerals
What are the three types of vitamin deficiency
Kwashiorkor- swelling inside the body
Rickets- softening of the bones and they bend
Scurvy- bleeding gums, re-opening of wounds
What are the four factors that effect how much energy you need
Age
If you’re pregnant
If you exercise
Temperature of your environment
Define healthy diet
A diet containing equal amounts of food that you need
Define metabolic rate
The rate at which chemical reactions take place in cells
Factors that affect metabolic rate
Proportion of muscle to fat in the body
Inherited factors
Amount of exercise
Obesity health problems
High blood pressure Arteries narrow Diabetes Bowel cancer Worn joints Breathing problems
Starvation health problems
Poor growth Muscles waste away Periods stop Low metabolic rate Tiredness/weak Infection risk
