Soc 24 - Energy Use, Diet, And Nutrition

Question 1

Macronutrients

Answer 1

Types of food that you need in large amounts in your diet

Question 2

Complex carbs

Answer 2

Carbs that release energy slowly and over a long period of time.
Found in starchy foods like potatoes and bananas

Question 3

Simple carbs

Answer 3

Carbs that release energy quickly for a short period of time.
Found in natural sugars in fruits and in refined sugars in cakes

Question 4

Fats

Answer 4

Provides 2nd source of energy to the body. 30% of total diet.
Found in fatty meats, oils, and butter.

Question 5

Proteins

Answer 5

Help build and repair damaged muscle tissue.

Found in animals (dairy, eggs, meat) and plants (rice,lentils)

Question 6

Carbo-loading

Answer 6

A strategy where athletes maximise their carb intake to have as much energy before an event as possible

Question 7

Micronutrients

Answer 7

Vitamins and minerals that are needed in small amounts for maintaining normal body function

Question 8

Vitamins

Answer 8

Essential for normal body function.

E.g. vision, red blood cells, teeth.

Question 9

Minerals

Answer 9

Essential for a healthy body
Iron helps formation of haemoglobin
Calcium helps formation of strong bones

Question 10

Water

Answer 10

Transports nutrients, waste and hormones around the body.

Also controls the distribution of electrolytes

Question 11

Fibre

Answer 11

Important in digestion (insoluble fibre) and reducing blood cholesterol (soluble fibre)

Question 12

Dehydration

Answer 12

The loss of water and salts essential for normal body function

Question 13

Hydrate

Answer 13

Take on water

Question 14

Metabolic rate

Answer 14

The rate at which metabolic processes take place.

The rate at which the body uses up energy

Question 15

Hydration

Answer 15

The body has the correct amount of water in the cells, tissues and organs to function correctly. 2.5 l for men, 2 l for women

Question 16

Diuretic

Answer 16

Makes the body produce urine