Balanced Diet Biology GCSE AQA
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- Created on: 21-04-13 14:01
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- Balenced Diet
- Proteins
- Growth and repair - builds new tissue
- Found in products like meat, fish and nuts
- Amino Acids
- Carbohydrates
- Too many carbohydrates and not enough exercise can lead to being overweight
- Found in products like bread and pasta
- Provides energy
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Required for general health
- Not enough can cause deficiency diseases like scurvy, which is caused by a lack in vitamin C
- Fibre
- Helps prevent constipation by helping the digestive system
- Found in things like fruit and vegetables
- Fats
- Stored energy
- Too much can lead to being overweight
- Water
- Where the chemical reactions take place in the body
- Proteins
- Malnutrition
- When you do not have a balenced diet
- Overweight
- Underweight
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