Keeping Healthy Flashcards
How many vitamins and minerals can u eat and what are the vitamin and mineral foods?
You can eat 1%
And the foods are:
-vegetables
-fruits
How many carbohydrates should you eat and what are carbohydrate foods?
You can eat 50% And the foods include: -bread -pasta -rice -cereal
How much protein can u eat and what are protein foods?
You can eat 14% And the foods are: -meat -eggs -fish -pulses
How much fat can u eat and what are the fat foods?
You can eat 35% And the foods are: -avocado -nuts -oil
What are the main foods athletes eat?
They need more carbohydrates for instant energy release.
What should an obese eat more of and less of?
They should eat less fats and carbohydrates and more proteins and vitamins and minerals.
If your anaemic what foods should you eat?
You should eat more proteins and red meats.
If you are celiac what should you eat less of?
You should eat less carbohydrates.
How do u work out the energy released from food per gram (J)?
(Mass of water (g) x Temperature rise (*C) x 4.2) divided by mass of food sample (g)
What are the different types of bacteria?
- Typhoid
- Cholera
- E.bola
- E.cola
- Tonsilitus
What are the different types of viruses?
- Smallpox
- Cold
- Flu
- Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores)
- Chicken Pox
- Rubella
- Mumps
- Measles
What types of Fungi are there?
- Athletes Foot
- Thrush
Who was Semmelweiss?
Semmelweiss was a man who investigated the number of deaths of women in labour when the equipment and surgeons hands were not washed probably.
What was Semmelweiss ‘s hypothesis?
Washing hands would reduce the number of childbirth rates.
What drugs are taken to control cholesterol?
Statins
Finish the sentence:
Eating a balanced diet is a great way to………
Keeping your body fit and healthy.
Finish the sentence:
Blood pressure is the measure of…..
How much blood there is circulating your arteries each time your heat beats.
What is the average BMI Body Mass Index?
18.5 to 24.9
Fill in the gap:
A BMI below ……….. Is considered underweight
18.5
Fill in the gap:
A BMI from …… To ……. Is overweight.
25 to 29.9
What BMI is obese 1?
30 to 34.9
What BMI is obese 2?
35 to 39.9
What BMI is for obese 3 (or morbid obese)?
Over 40
Name two deficiency diseases?
Pellagra - Vitamin B-3 deficiency
Anemia - Iron deficiency
