Ch4&12 Food Flashcards
(20 cards)
Diet
The typical food that you eat every day
Nutrition
How organisms get food and what they eat
Environmental factors
Factors in our environment that affect human health
Deficiency diseases
Caused by a lack of a particular food
Carbohydrates
Give energy
Fibre
Helps move food through the intestines and prevents constipation
Fat
Stores energy and insulates
Protein
Helps the growth and repair of the body
Vitamin C
Keeps skin and gums healthy
Vitamin D
Helps to form strong bones
Iron
Forms red blood cells
Calcium
Forms healthy bones
Water
Allows substances to be dissolved and transported
Test for starch
Iodine
Test for glucose
Benedict’s
Test for fat
Brown paper
Test for protein
Biuret solution
VC deficiency disease
Scurvey
VD deficiency disease
Rickets
Iron deficiency disease
Anemia