Soc 24 Energy Use, Diet, Nutrition And Hydration

Question 1

Balanced diet

Answer 1

Having a balanced diet is important for all of usbut is most important to sportsmen

• carbohydrates
• fats
• proteins
• vitamins
• minerals
• water
• fibre

Question 2

Complex carbohydrates

Answer 2

Found in natural foods, such as bananas, brown rice, wholemeal bread, wholemeal pasta, nuts and potatoes. Foods this type help to provide energy for exercise

Question 3

Simple carbohydrates

Answer 3

Found in their natural form in fruitand vegetables, and in their refined form in buscuits, cakes, chocolate and confectionary

Question 4

Fats

Answer 4

Probides energyand together with glycogen p, help muscles to work. Can be found in butter, margarine and cooking oils

Question 5

Proteins

Answer 5

Crucial to help build muscle and to repair damaged tissue. Proteins are particularly important to strength athletes such as rugby players and shot and hammer throwers

Question 6

Animal proteins

Answer 6

Found in meat, poultry, fish and dairy productssuch as milk cheese and yoghurt

Question 7

Plant or vegetable proteins

Answer 7

Pulses, lentils, nuts bread

Question 8

Micronutrients

Answer 8

Are the parts of your food that you need for normal growth

Question 9

Vitamins

Answer 9

Vitamins are essential for: 
Good vision
Good skin
Red blood cell formation
Healing
Blood clotting
Healthy bones and teeth

Question 10

Minerals

Answer 10

Minerals are essential for a healthy body.

Two key minerals tou nee as a sporsperson are calcium and iron

Question 11

Factors affecting optimum weight

Answer 11

Height, muscle girth, bone structure, gender

Question 12

Dehydration

Answer 12

Loss of water snd salts essential for your body to function

Question 13

Metabolic rate

Answer 13

Rate at which the metabolic process takes place