Keeping Healthy Flashcards
What does a balanced diet consist of?
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Fibres
- Fats
- Minerals
- Vitamins
- Water
What are carbohydrates, proteins and fats used for?
To release energy
What happens if you have an unbalanced diet?
malnutrition
Define metabollic rate?
The rate that chemical reactions happen in your body
What happens if too much energy is stores as fat?
Overweight, leading obesity
What illnesses does obesity cause?
- Type 2 diabetes
- Arthritis
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
How can we lose weight?
Take in less energy than you use
How do you get a deficiency diseases?
Lack of ions and minerals
Why do you need cholesterol?
For your cell membranes and to make vital hormones
What happens if the balance of cholesterol is wrong?
You increase your chance of heart disease
What are microorganisms that cause infectious diseases called?
Pathogens
What do pathogens produce?
toxins (Poisons)
Role of the white blood cell
- Ingest pathogens
- produce antibodies
- produce antitoxins
What was the name of the doctor that controlled infections in hospitals by telling people to wash their hands?
Ignaz Semmelweiss
