Health B1.1
- Created by: Sabina
- Created on: 21-04-13 19:59
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- Health B1.1
- Food contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water.
- Tests: 1. For sugar - benedicts solution, turns from blue to green/yellow. 2. For starch - iodine, turns dark blue. 3. For protein - Buiret, goes purple.
- Vitamins and Minerals
- 1. Vitamin A - Healthy skin. 2. Vitamin B1 - healthy nerves 3. Vitamin C- iron 4. Vitamin D - makes bones + teeth.
- Microbes, in and out: -Bacteria, fungi, virus, protozoa - smallest living things - antibodies -Immune system - Phagocytes -Virsuses
- Malnutrition (bad nutrition): 1. Anorexia nervosa 2. Obesity - causes heart attacks, strokes, strains on joints from excess weight, diabetes and high cholestorol (fibre prevents high cholestorol)
- Body needs energy to... keep warm, grow, move, repair, breathe/digest and for growing a new baby.
- Protein needed to make things, repair damaged parts, replace damaged parts, make antibodies, make hormones and make enzymes.
- Smoking, drugs, alcohol: -all depressants (slow down reaction time) - men should only drink 4 units a day, women only 4 units a day - addictive - nicotine -reduces oxygen which can cause cancer.
- Food contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water.
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