Soc 25 Energy Use, Diet, Nutrition And Hydration

Question 1

What are the 7 food groups?

Answer 1

Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Fibre

Question 2

What is the function of carbohydrates

Answer 2

Stored in muscles and the liver as glycogen which is quickly converted into glucose and used to provide energy

Question 3

What is the function of fats?

Answer 3

Provide energy and together with glycogen, help muscles to work.

Question 4

What is the function of proteins?

Answer 4

Help build muscles and repair damaged tissue. Particulary important for strength athletes

Question 5

Function of vitamins

Answer 5

A balanced supply of vitamins is essential for the body to function properly

Question 6

Function of minerals

Answer 6

Essential for a healthy body

Question 7

Function of water

Answer 7

Accounts for half your body weight. Holds oxygen and is the main component of many cells

Question 8

Function of fibre

Answer 8

Aids the functioning of the digestive system

Question 9

What are macronutrients

Answer 9

The types of food that you need in large amounts in your diet: carbohydrates, fats and proteins

Question 10

What are micronutrients

Answer 10

Parts of your food that you need for normal growth, but only in small amounts- what we usually call vitamins and minerals.

Question 11

What 4 factors affect your optimum body weight

Answer 11

Your sex, height, bone structure and muscle girth.

Question 12

Hydration def

Answer 12

Being hydrated means the body has the correct amount of water in cells, tissues and organs to function correctly.

Question 13

Dehydration def

Answer 13

The loss of water and salts essential for normal body function.

Question 14

Metabolic rate def

Answer 14

The rate at which metabolic processes take place; the rate at which a body uses up energy.

Question 15

What is carb loading?

Answer 15

A strategy athletes use to maximise the stores of glycogen in their muscles and liver.