6.3 Diet, energy use, nutrition and hydration Flashcards
What is a balanced diet?
Eating the right amount for energy expenditure, the right amount for calories, according to how much you are exercising and different food types.
Explain hydration
Having enough water to enable normal functioning of the body.
Where are simple carbohydrates found?
In foods such as sugar, milk and fruit.
Where are complex carbohydrates found?
In foods such bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, pulses.
What is carbo-loading?
Eating foods that are high in starch to increase carbohydrate reserves in muscles.
What are minerals?
Inorganic substances which assist the body with many of its functions- such as bone formation (calcium)
What is the role of fats?
Fats are a source of energy that also help to insulate the body and keep the body temperature at the right level.
What is dehydration?
Excessive loss of body water interrupting the function of the body.
What does viscosity mean?
The thickening of the blood.
List the different food groups
Proteins, fats, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins and water
How is unused energy stored in the body?
In the form of fat.
