1.4 Healthy foood Flashcards
Green
primarily vitamins, plenty of vegetables and fruits
yellow
mainly fats, soft and liquid fats
pink
largely proteins, more vegetable products less meat
organe
mostly carbohydrates, wholemeal in particular
blue
principally water, sugar-free thirst quenchers
wheel of five
a wheel with the things you should eat every day in every part their are minerals.
energy
The amount of energy in food is stated in kilojoules (kj). Another unit kilocalorie. Someone who talks about the ‘calories’ in food is actually yalking about kilocalories.
how much energy
How much energy is needed every day varies from person to person. Depends on things ➝ Sex, body size, physical activity, age. Men need more energy than girls.
to much weight
In overweight and obesity ➝ Too much fat is stored in the body. They have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes, also bad for your joints ➝ heavily loaded.
to less weight
When your body weight is too low ➝ Underweight ➝ Nutrients deficiencies ➝ If you used all the nutrients ➝ Muscles are broken down. If you are underweight for a long time ➝ Increase the risk of bone fractures. Consequence of undernourishment.
Malnutrition
Someone gets too little energy or not enough nutrients. ➝ Usually due to getting insufficient food or food with too few nutrients (generally protein).
BMI
You can see if your body weight is healthy ➝ Body mass index. Weight:height x height
eating disorder
People with an eating disorder spend all day thinking about food and how it affects their bodies. To them, eating is a source of anxiety and stress.
Anorexia nervosa
Is not overweight but feel like they are. Symptoms: Losing extreme amounts of weight, being very worried about putting on weight. They refuse to eat ➝ Malnutrition/being underweight. ➝ Can lead to diseases, problems with the stomach and the teeth, and hair loss. 6% dies.
Bulimia nervosa
Worried about being too fat, don’t eat enough, have regular eating binges. ➝ Make themselves vomit to get rid of the food, using large amounts of laxatives. ➝ Malnutrition, walls of windpipe can be damaged. 4% dies.
