Unit Test 1 Revision (Pages 2-8) Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of an unbalanced diet

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A diet which has too much or too little of a particular nutrient

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What is the definition of a dietary disorder

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A health problem which is caused by an unbalanced diet

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What’s the definition of a lifestyle

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How we lead our lives

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4
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What is the definition of modifiable

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This describes a risk factor that can be changed

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What is the definition of non-modifiable

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This describes risk factors that cannot be changed

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What is the definition of a risk factor

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Something that increases your chances of getting a disease

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What is the definition of physical health

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This relates to the body and its functioning

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What is the definition of diet

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The food that we eat

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What is the definition of a strategy

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A careful plan or method

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What is the definition of mental health

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This relates to our emotional health

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What are the first four tips for eating well

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Base your meals on starchy foods
Eat lots of fruit and veg
Eat more fish - including a portion of oily fish each week
Cut down in saturated fat and sugar

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What are the second four tips for eating well

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Try to eat less salt - no more than 6g a day for adults
Get active and try to be a healthy weight
Drink plenty of water
Have breakfast

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13
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An unbalanced diet can lead to what

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Dietary disorders

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14
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One of the most common dietary disorders in the U.K. is….

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Obesity

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15
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Explain energy balance

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When our energy balance is even, our energy input and our are equal. This is important as when we burn off (use) all the calories we consume, our weight is likely to remain the same, but if we consume more calories that we can burn off, we are likely to gain weight

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16
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Lost some physical health issues concerning obesity

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High blood pressure
Respiratory issues
Diseases such as cancer
Heart disease
Type 2 diabetes
Lack of mobility
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17
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Lost some mental health issues concerning obesity

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Anxiety
Low self esteem
Depression
Self confidence issues
Difficulty making friendships
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18
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How to avoid obesity:

What is the recommended amount of moderate physical activity for an adolescent per week

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60 minutes per day

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19
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How to avoid obesity:

By following a healthy diet, how can we reduce the risk of obesity

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Use the eat well guide to help. Include foods which are high in fibre because these fill us up

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20
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How to avoid obesity:

By keeping our energy balance even, how can this help reduce the risk of obesity

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Input and output should be equal and this prevents weight gain

21
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How to avoid obesity:

By keeping an eye on our portion control, how can this help reduce the risk of obesity

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If we stick to the appropriate portion size, then we are less likely to put on weight

22
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How to avoid obesity:

By exercising more, how can this help reduce the risk of obesity

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Exercising ‘burns’ calories and increases our energy output

23
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Food choices outside the home:
What could these foods be swapped to, to enable people to make lower fat and sugar choices (in school)

Tayto crisps
Normal cheddar cheese
Full fat spread
Whole milk
Kellogg's Frosties 
Cookies
Pure orange juice
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Walkers baked crisps
Low fat cheddar cheese
Low fat spread
Semi skimmed milk
Weetabix 
Fruit salad pots
Ballygowan water
24
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The bad news about sugar:
Too much sugar means….which in turn can lead to stored….in the body, causing…….and diseases like heart disease, some cancers and…..

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Extra calories
Fat
Obesity
Type two diabetes

25
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The bad news about sugar:

Eating too much sugar can also lead to…

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Tooth decay

26
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The bad news about sugar:

Research shows that levels of decay in Northern Ireland teenagers are….

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Among the worst in Europe

27
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The bad news about sugar:

The recommended maximun amount of sugar for a teenager each day is

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7 cubes (this is no more than 30g of added sugar each day)

28
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The bad news about sugar:

Where does a quarter of added sugar in teenage diets come from

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Sugary drinks, that’s why they have no place in the daily diet

29
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The bad news about sugar:
Sugar is found naturally in some foods (intrinsic), but these foods such as…….. have minimal impact on obesity and or tooth decay.

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Fruit and veg

30
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The bad news about sugar:
However, the sugar added to food (non milk extrinsic sugar) impacts negatively on both..
..

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Tooth decay and obesity

31
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What are added sugars

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These are sugars that have been added by a food manufacturer or consumer to a food. It doesn’t include sugars naturally found in milk and milk products and intact fruit and veg

32
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How many sugar cubes are in a 500ml bottle of coke

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10 and a half

33
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How many sugar cubes are in a 1.5 litre bottle of Colvin flavoured water

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16 and a half

34
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How many sugar cubes are in a 250ml can of red bull

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5 and a half

35
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How many sugar cubes are in a 500ml pot of Ben and jerrys ice cream

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28

36
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How many sugar cubes are in a McDonald’s large strawberry milkshake

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16

37
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How many sugar cubes are in a 125g bar of galaxy

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14

38
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CHD:

When does coronary heart disease occur

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When one of more of the coronary arteries is narrowed or blocked

39
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CHD:
In 2014/2015, 4132 people in Northern Ireland were admitted to the hospital with a heart attack, this is approximately how many people per day

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11

40
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CHD:

What do the coronary arteries do

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Supply blood to the heart

41
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CHD:

When coronary arteries become blocked, what are they blocked by

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By a build up of fatty deposits on its walls

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CHD:

When the coronary arteries become blocked, what does the heart have to do

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It has to work much harder to pump blood and if the arteries become totally blocked, blood cannot flow to the heart and this can result in a heart attack

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What is the name of the medical event that occurs when an artery to the brain becomes blocked

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A stroke

44
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CHD:

Some risk factors for CHD are non modifiable, e.g.

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Gender, getting older and family history

45
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CHD:

Explain the links between eating too much saturated fat and CHD

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This increases cholesterol levels which in turn increases the risk of CHD

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CHD:

Explain the links of eating too much salt and CHD

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This can increase blood pressure levels and so increases the risk of developing CHD

47
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CHD:

Explain the links of consuming too much alcohol and CHD

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This can damage the heart, can cause an increase in blood pressure and lead to weight gain, all in which increase the risk of CHD

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CHD:

Explain the links between smoking and CHD

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This almost doubles someone’s risk of a heart attack. Nicotine stimulates the body to produce adrenaline which makes the heart beat faster and raises blood pressure

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CHD:

Explain the links between lack of physical activity and CHD

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This means the heart doesn’t get the exercise it needs to ensure it functions properly. Inactive people are more likely to become obese and have high blood pressure