Diet and Metabolic Rate Mindmap
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- Created on: 05-02-16 11:33
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- Diet and Metabolic Rate
- Food Groups
- Protein
- Used for growth, cell repair, and cell replacement
- Fibre
- Keep everything moving smoothly in the digestive system
- Fats
- These help the body keep warm and also release energy
- Vitamins
- Keep skin, bones, blood and everything else in the body generally healthy
- Carbohydrates
- These release energy after being converted into glucose
- Protein
- Metabolism is the chemical reactions in your which use energy
- The spped at which these reactions occur is called your metabolic rate
- Generally, the bigger the person, the higher their metabolic rate is as the energy has to be given to more cells.
- Men also generally have a higher metabolic rate than women as they have a larger proportion of muscle, which needs more energy supple than other tissues such as fat.
- Metabolic rate can also be boosted by doing more exercise as it builds muscle.
- Having an active job increases metabolic rate.
- By having a higher metabolic rate, you will need to eat more food or food with higher amounts of energy
- Thiis means eating more fat and carbohydrates
- By having a higher metabolic rate, you will need to eat more food or food with higher amounts of energy
- Having an active job increases metabolic rate.
- Factors affecting health
- Excess amounts of carbohydrates or fat in the diet can lead to obesity
- Obesity can lead to arthritis, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease
- It can also increase chance of getting some cancers
- Obesity can lead to arthritis, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease
- Eating too little can lead to malnutrition
- This can cause growth problems, fatigue, poor resistance to infection and irregular periods.+
- A lack of vitamin C can lead to scurvy, causing problems with skin, joints and gums
- This can cause growth problems, fatigue, poor resistance to infection and irregular periods.+
- Excess amounts of carbohydrates or fat in the diet can lead to obesity
- Food Groups
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