Balanced Diet & defficiency of healthy eating Flashcards

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How should you maintain a balanced a diet

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  1. Base your meals on starchy foods
  2. eat lots of fruit and veg
  3. eat more fish, including a portion of oily fish each week
  4. cut down on saturated fat and sugar
  5. try eat less salt
  6. get active and be a healthy weight
  7. dont get thirsty and dont skip breakfast
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What is obesiety?

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A person who is very overweight

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lifestyle causes of obesiety

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comsuming more calories partially fatty and sugary foods than arent burnt off, the excess energy is stored as fat.

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what are the effects of obesity

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it affects movement, reduces quality of life, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and some cancers and stroke

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What is cardiovascular disease like coronary heart disease?

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coronary heart disease when blood supply is blocked with fatty sibstances

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What are some lifestyle causes of cardiovascular diease like coronary heart disease?

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high blood pressure, diabetes, obesiety, high cholesterol

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What is the effect of cardiovascular disease like coronary heart disease?

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chest pain, shortness of breath, heart attacks

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What is high blood pressure?

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causes the heart to work harder to pump blood around the body

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what are lifestyle causes of high blood pressure?

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overweight, lack of excerise, high cholesterol, a lot of salt in the diet, lack of fruit and veg

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what is the effect of high blood pressure?

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leads to heart attacks and strokes

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What is osteoporosis?

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loosing bone mass (aging process) from about 35, bones become weaker and fragile

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lifestyle causes of osteoporosis?

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lack of regular exercise, eating disorders, heavy smoking and drinking

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what are the effect of osteoporosis?

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risk of fractre or broken bones

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What are Rickets?

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effects the bone development in children

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lifestyle causes of rickets?

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lack of vitamin D and calcium

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effects of rickets

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soft weak bones, deformities and impacts on growth

17
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What is dental health?

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Poor oral hygiene can lead to tooth decay and gum idease

Goodoral hygiene can lead to white and healthy teeth

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what are the lifestyle causes of poor dental health

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by eating sugary foods and drink

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what is the effect of poor dental health?

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plaque builds up and turns into acid which dissolves the tooth enamel

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What can you do to stop poor dental health

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reduce sugar, reduce fruit juice, use flouride toothpaste

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What is anemia?

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iron defficiency, low red blood call count

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what is the cause of anemia?

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lack of iron, blood loss, menustration and pregnancy

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what is the effect of anemia?

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lack of energy, tiredness, pale skin

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What can you do to prevent anemia

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eat more iron rich foods and fortified cereals, absorbed with vitamin C

25
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what is type 2 diabetes?

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level of sugar in the blood becomes too high

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what is the cause of type 2 diabetes

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overweight, unactive, high blood pressure, high fat consuming, salt and sugar

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what is the effect of type 2 diabetes

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lack of energy, tired, thirsty, blured vision

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what can you do to prevent type 2 diabetes?

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eat wider range of healthy fresh goods, reduce salt and sugar and fat, eat balanced meals and increase phyical activity