Soc 25 - Energy Use, Diet, Nutrition, And Hydration

Question 1

What is a balanced diet

Answer 1

A diet that contains a variety of foods and nutrients essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle

Question 2

What are the 7 elements of a healthy lifestyle?

Answer 2

Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Wayer
Fibre

Question 3

What are macronutrients?

Answer 3

Macronutrients are the thpes of food in large amounts in your body

Question 4

What do the macronutrients consist of?

Answer 4

Carbohydrates
Fats
Protein

Question 5

Where are carbohydrates stored?

Answer 5

In the muscles and the liver

Question 6

What are carbohydrates stored as?

Answer 6

Glycogen

Question 7

Where are complex carbohydrates

Question 8

What do vitamins and minerals do?

Answer 8

Vitamins and minersls are essential for a healthy body and to prevent certain diseases.

Question 9

What are examples of vitamins and minerals?

Answer 9

Vitamin C, Iron,

Question 10

What does vitamin B do?

Answer 10

Helps the release of energy

Question 11

Vitamin C

Answer 11

Helps protect the bidy from infections, heal wounds and

Question 12

What are the micronutirents?

Answer 12

Minerals, fibre

Question 13

Why are micronutrients useful to us?

Answer 13

They can prevent infection and disease

Question 14

What are some examples of macronutrients?

Answer 14

Wholemeal pasta, wholemeal bread, nuts

Question 15

Why are fats not our main source of energy?

Answer 15

They aren’t as easy to break down as carbohydrates

Question 16

Shy are Proteins importsnt?

Answer 16

They can help build muscle and repair damaged tissue.

Question 17

Why are vitamins and minerals important?

Answer 17

Vitamins kee

Question 18

What arethe three minerals essential for a healthy body?

Answer 18

Calcuium and Iron and Zinc

Question 19

Where can you find calcium?

Answer 19

Milk, cheese, and cereals

Question 20

How can calcium help your health?

Answer 20

It is important in the formations of bones and teeth, and helps to make the boned strong.
Something that is crucial for many sports

Question 21

Why is important to keep up an calcium intake?

Answer 21

As you get older it will reduce the likelihood of osteoporosis

Question 22

Where could you find iron?

Answer 22

Found in many foods, including meat

Question 23

Why is water importsnt for the body

Answer 23

It transports nutrients, waste and hormones around the body and controls the distrobution of electrolytes (or body salts).

Question 24

What can water do to help athletes and sportspeople?

Answer 24

When competeijg in order to improve their performance and to offset dehydration.

Question 25

What can replace the loss of electrolytes?

Answer 25

A balanced diet will do this naturally.

Question 26

What is the purpose of having Water in our diet?

Answer 26

It holds oxygen snd is the main component of many cells.
It transports nutrients, waste and hormones around the body.
It controls the distrobution of electrolytes

Question 27

Why are complex carbohydrates importnant for marathin runners

Answer 27

They need a sustained amount of energy lasting

Question 28

how can the optimum weight of a power athlete vary from that of an endurance athlete.

Question 29

What does zinc do inside the body?

Answer 29

Promotes healing and cell growth/ improved immune system so the athlete remains heslthy

Question 30

What can iron be linked with

Answer 30

Iron is linked with haemogoblin / the oxygen carrying capacity of red blood cells

Question 31

What is iron and why is it essential