Diet And Exercise

Question 1

What are the 6 most important factors about a balanced diet?

Answer 1

1) Fibre
2) Protein
3) water
4) fats
5) Carbohydrates
6) Vitamins and minerals

Question 2

What does fibre help prevent?

Answer 2

Constipation

Question 3

Where do all chemical reaction take place in your body?

Answer 3

In a watery environment

Question 4

What do fats provide?

Answer 4

Stored energy

Question 5

What do carbohydrates do?

Answer 5

Provide energy

Question 6

What do proteins do?

Answer 6

Help with growth and repair of tissues

Question 7

What are proteins made of?

Answer 7

Amino acids

Question 8

What happens if you don’t have enough vitamins and minerals?

Answer 8

You can suffer from deficiency or malnutrition

Question 9

What are vitamins and mineral?

Answer 9

They are essential nutrients your body needs

Question 10

Wha happens if you have more energy going into your body then out?

Answer 10

You will become overweight

Question 11

What happens if you have less energy going in then out?

Answer 11

You will become slimmer

Question 12

How can you become slimmer (2 factors)?

Answer 12

Not eat as much and do exercise more often

Question 13

What is metabolism?

Answer 13

A total of all the chemical reactions that require energy

Question 14

What gender has a lower metabolism?

Answer 14

Female

Question 15

Name 3 things that effect metabolism?

Answer 15

1) Exercise
2) Genetics
3) Muscle/fat

Question 16

What is cholesterol?

Answer 16

It is a type of fat that is required to make cell membranes

Question 17

What can too much cholesterol lead to?

Answer 17

Blocked arteries which restricts the amount of blood flowing to the heart.

Question 18

What can type 2 diabetes link with?

Answer 18

Being overweight

Question 19

What does you not being able to control your blood sugar levels result in?

Answer 19

Insulin not recognising the cells in the body to take the sugars out of the blood.