Keeping Healthy Flashcards
What seven things does a balanced diet contain?
Carbohydrates, Proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water
If you don’t have a balanced diet you will suffer deficiency and disease, what is this called?
malnourished
The amount of energy in take each day depends on what 3 factors?
how much exercise you do, muscle mass, Gender.
The rate of reaction of chemicals varies from person to person, what is this called
metabolic rate
which gender normally has the higher metabolic rate?
Male
Scientists believe that your metabolic rate depends on what?
inheritance
If you take in more energy than you need what will happen?
The energy will get stored as fat.
Overtime taking in more energy could make you what? and then could eventually lead to?
Overweight and then obesity
What three ways can you loose weight?
- Reduce energy intake
- Increase energy output
- Both of the above
What is essential for production of cell membranes and vital hormones?
Your cholesterol
There are two forms of cholesterol
One is good and healthy the other can cause health problems.
your cholesterol levels are lowered by?
regular exercise.
when you exercise what happens to your good cholesterol?
Your good cholesterol levels increase. This should lower the chance of heart disease
