A balanced diet!
- Created by: Jasmin_Boreham
- Created on: 07-02-14 11:20
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- A balanced diet!
- Food groups
- Proteins
- Fats
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Water
- Fibre
- Carbohydrates
- Why we need a balanced diet
- A balanced diet provides the right amount of energy.
- Vitamins and minerals are needed in small amounts. If you do not get enough of a vitamin or mineral you may get a deficiency disease.
- Fibre helps prevent constipation and helps to keep the alimentary canal working.
- Protein is needed for growth and repairing cells.
- Carbohydrates are needed for energy and fat can be stored for energy and used for insulation.
- Water is needed to keep the body hydrated.
- What happens if we don't get enough of each thing
- Lack of fibre can lead to constipation.
- Lack of vitamins and minerals can lead to a deficiency disease such as rickets or anaemia.
- If you miss out on any of the food groups, your body will not be able to work properly.
- What happens if we get too much of one thing?
- If we eat too many carbohydrates and we don't use up all the energy. Some of the energy is stored as fat.
- A lot of dairy products and animal food contains saturated fats,too much of this can lead to high cholesterol and heart attacks.
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C - found in citrus fruits and raw vegetables - makes the protein collagen. Deficiency disease - Scurvy
- Vitamin D - Found in butter and egg yolks - helps calcium be absorbed. Deficiency disease - rickets.
- Minerals
- Calcium (Ca) - Found in milk and other dairy products and bread, needed for bones, teeth and blood clotting. Deficiency disease - Brittle bones + teeth, poor blood clotting.
- Iron (Fe) - Liver, red meat, egg yolk and dark green vegetables. Needed for making haemoglobin. Deficiency disease - Anaemia.
- Food groups
- What happens if we get too much of one thing?
- If we eat too many carbohydrates and we don't use up all the energy. Some of the energy is stored as fat.
- A lot of dairy products and animal food contains saturated fats,too much of this can lead to high cholesterol and heart attacks.
- Why we need a balanced diet
- A balanced diet provides the right amount of energy.
- Vitamins and minerals are needed in small amounts. If you do not get enough of a vitamin or mineral you may get a deficiency disease.
- Fibre helps prevent constipation and helps to keep the alimentary canal working.
- Protein is needed for growth and repairing cells.
- Carbohydrates are needed for energy and fat can be stored for energy and used for insulation.
- Water is needed to keep the body hydrated.
- What happens if we don't get enough of each thing
- Lack of fibre can lead to constipation.
- Lack of vitamins and minerals can lead to a deficiency disease such as rickets or anaemia.
- If you miss out on any of the food groups, your body will not be able to work properly.
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C - found in citrus fruits and raw vegetables - makes the protein collagen. Deficiency disease - Scurvy
- Vitamin D - Found in butter and egg yolks - helps calcium be absorbed. Deficiency disease - rickets.
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