Macronutrients

Question 1

What are nutrients?

Answer 1

Chemicals that are needed for life and nourishment

Question 2

What are macronutrients

Answer 2

Nutrients needed in large amounts

Question 3

What are the three macronutrients?

Answer 3

Fat, protein, carbohydrates

Question 4

When we eat carbohydrates what do they get broken down into?

Answer 4

Glucose

Question 5

What organ produces insulin?

Answer 5

Pancreas

Question 6

What does insulin do?

Answer 6

Enable us to absorb glucose

Question 7

How many calories are in one gram of carbohydrates?

Answer 7

3.75 kcal

Question 8

What fraction of the diet should come from starchy carbohydrates?

Answer 8

1/3

Question 9

What is the main function of carbohydrates?

Answer 9

To provide energy

Question 10

What are simple carbohydrates more commonly known as?

Answer 10

Sugar

Question 11

What illnesses can be linked to a high sugar diet?

Answer 11

Obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, tooth decay

Question 12

What type of carbohydrates release energy slowly?

Answer 12

Complex carbohydrates

Question 13

What are instrinsic sugars

Answer 13

Natural sugars found in food

Question 14

What are extrinic sugars

Answer 14

Sugars added to food

Question 15

What type of macronutrient is fibre

Answer 15

Carbohydrate

Question 16

What are the three types of carbohydrates

Answer 16

Complex, simple amd fibre

Question 17

What is insoluble fibre

Answer 17

Fibre that does not get broken down in our bodies

Question 18

What system does fibre support

Answer 18

Digestive

Question 19

What illnesses can a diet high in fibre avoid

Answer 19

Constipation, cronary heart disease, haemmoroids

Question 20

What illness can you experience if you eat too much fibre?

Answer 20

Stomach cramps, flatulence

Question 21

What foods are good sources of insoluble fibre

Answer 21

Wholegrain, wholemeal, bran , nuts, corn

Question 22

What foods are good sources of soluble fibre

Answer 22

Oats, barley, rye, beans

Question 23

What does soluble fibre do?

Answer 23

Bulk out poo

Question 24

What does insoluble fibre do?

Answer 24

Clears out bowles as it is not broken down

Question 25

What is protein needed for?

Answer 25

Growth and repair of body

Question 26

What does HBV (high biological value) protein mean?

Answer 26

Come from animal source Contain all amino acids we need

Question 27

What does lbv (low biological value) proteins mean?

Answer 27

Comes from a plant source Dont contain all amino acids we need

Question 28

What are essential amino acids

Answer 28

The amino acids our body cannot produce so must be eaten

Question 29

What illneses can a protein deficiency cause

Answer 29

Wasting and shrinking of muscle

Question 30

What does the term complimentary proteins mean?

Answer 30

Eating two or more LBV proteins together so they provide all the essential amino acids

Question 31

What type of fat should we cut down

Answer 31

Saturated

Question 32

What is the function of fat

Answer 32

Energy Insulation and body warmth

Question 33

What are the two catagories of fat

Answer 33

Saturated Unsaturated

Question 34

What are the two types of unsaturated fat

Answer 34

Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated

Question 35

Give three examples of saturated fat

Answer 35

Lard, full fat dairy, visible fat on meat

Question 36

What are trans fats?

Answer 36

Vegetable fat which have been processed to make them hard (adding hydrogen also known as hydrogenation)

Question 37

Why do food manufacturers use trans fats

Answer 37

Increased shelf life Cheaper to make

Question 38

What foods are monosaturated fats found in

Answer 38

Rapeseed oil, almonds, avocado, penuts

Question 39

What foods are polyunsaturated fats found in

Answer 39

Sunflower, soya, corn

Question 40

What are omega 3 and 6

Answer 40

Types of polyunsaturated fats

Question 41

What are the benefits of omega 3

Answer 41

Prevent blood clots, regulate heart rhythm , prevent depression

Question 42

What foods are good sources of omega 3

Answer 42

Fish eg. Samon ,macrel , trout

Question 43

What is cholesterol

Answer 43

A waxy substance caried in blood

Question 44

What type of cholesterol is bad

Answer 44

LDL( low density lipoproteins)