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1
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Your health is affected by having an

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Unbalanced diet

2
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People who’s diet are badly out of balance are said to be

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Malnourished

3
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Malnourishment is a…

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Different form of starvation, which is not getting enough food of any sort

4
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Excess of _________ or ____ in the diet can lead to obesity

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Carbohydrate or fat

5
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What type of problems can lead to obesity

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Hormonal: bad diet, overeating, lack of exercise

6
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What health problems arise as a result of obesity

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Arthritis
Type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure
Heart disease
Risk of some cancer
7
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What can too much saturated fat do to your body

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Increase your blood cholesterol level

8
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Eating too much salt can cause

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High blood pressure and heart problems

9
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What problems occur from not having enough food?

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Slow growth
Become fatigued
Poor resistance to infection
Irregular periods in women

10
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What are deficiency diseases caused by?

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Lack of vitamins and minerals

For example lack of vitamin C can cause scurvy, a deficient disease that can cause problems with the skin,joints and gums

11
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Exercise increases.. And decreases…

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The amount of energy used by the body

The amount stored as fat

12
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Exercise builds… To boost

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Muscle so it helps to boost your metabolic rate

13
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People who exercise are less likely to…

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Suffer from health problems like obesity

14
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People can inherit factors that affect your m…..

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Metabolic rate.

E.g some inherited factors can cause a under active thyroid gland which can lower the metabolic rate and cause obesity

15
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People can inherit factors that affect their blood….

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Blood cholesterol level

Some inherited factors increase blood cholesterol levels which increases the risk of heart disease

16
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What is cholesterol

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A fatty substance that is essential for good health