Spc24: Diet

Question 1

Name the macronutrients

Answer 1

Carbs, fats and proteins

Question 2

Name the micronutrients

Answer 2

Vitamins, minerals, water and fibre

Question 3

Define macronutrients

Answer 3

Types of food that you need in large amounts

Question 4

Define micronutrients

Answer 4

Food for normal growth but only in small amounts

Question 5

Give an example of a complex carb.

Answer 5

Bananas, brown rice, potatoes, wholemeal bread, pasta, nuts

Question 6

Give examples of simple carbs

Answer 6

Fruit and veg, biscuits, cakes, chocolate and confectionary

Question 7

What do soluble fibres do?

Answer 7

Reduce cholestrol

Question 8

What do insoluble fibres do?

Answer 8

Stop constipation

Question 9

Name the two types of fibre

Answer 9

Soluble & insoluble

Question 10

What does water do?

Answer 10

Transports nutrients, waste, hormones and controls distribution of electrolytes

Question 11

Dehydration

Answer 11

The loss of water and salt essential for normal body function

Question 12

Hydrate

Answer 12

Take on water

Question 13

What is metabolic rate?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Hydration

Answer 14

Body has the correct amount of,water in cells, tissues and organs to function correctly

Question 15

Diuretic

Answer 15

Making you produce more urine

Question 16

Give an example of a diuretic

Answer 16

Alcohol