Biology 1A

Diet and Metabolic Rate

Balanced Diet:

• Carbohydrates - Slow release energy
• Fats - Fast release energy
• Protein - Growth, cell repair and replacement
• Fibre - Help the digestive system
• Vitamins and Minerals - To keep skin, bones, blood and everything else healthy
  

Metabolic Rate:

• Metabolic Rate - The rate at which metabolism occurs in a living organism.
• Metabolism -  the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
• The bigger you are the higher your metabolic rate
• More muscle = higher metabolic rate
• Men, on average, have a higher metabolic rate over women.

Factors affecting Health

Unbalanced Diet:

• Excess carbs or fat can lead to obesity
• Obesity -  the state of being extremely over fat. 
• Main causes of…