SOC 24 - Energy Uses, Diet, Nutrition And Hydratiom

Question 1

Macronutrients

Answer 1

Things you need a lot of in your diet: carbs, fats and proteins

Question 2

Fats

Answer 2

Provide energy and work with glycogen to help muscles work

Question 3

Protein

Answer 3

Helps build muscle and repair damages tissue. Comes in both forms of animal and plant protein

Question 4

Carb loading

Answer 4

Increase in carb intake before an event of endurance to allow your body to have more glycogen/glucose at its disposal during the event

Question 5

Micronutrients

Answer 5

Things you only need a small amount of in order to help growth: minerals and vitamins

Question 6

Vitamins

Answer 6

Comes in the form of both water or fat soluble. Helps increase vision and skin health aswell as rbc formation and the health of your bones and teeth.

Question 7

Minerals

Answer 7

Main 2 needed are calcium and iron. Calcium helps keep bones strong and premote growth while iron helps with digestion as well as the carrying of oxygen and cells around the body

Question 8

Water

Answer 8

Main component of many cells, helps transport nutrients, waste and hormones around the body aswell as controlling the release of electrplytes (the bodys salts)

Question 9

Fibre

Answer 9

Adds bulk to food as well as helping aid the function of the digestion system in passing waste - preventing disease. Comes in 2 groups, soluble and insoluble.

Question 10

Optimum weight

Answer 10

Factors include: height, bone structure, gender and muscle girth

Question 11

Ectomorph

Answer 11

Essentially a tall and lanky frame that struggles to gain weight.

Question 12

Endomorph

Answer 12

More of a stocky, round/fat build - easy to gain weight and muscle, struggles to lose weight

Question 13

Mesomorph

Answer 13

An athletic build, defined muscles with an ability to gain and lose weight fairly easily