Keeping Healthy

Keeping Healthy:

Balanced Diet-

Carbohydrates

• Bread
• Pasta
• Potato
• Eggs
• Milk
• Cheese
• Meat
• Cakes
• Nuts

Fats

• Butter
• Oils
• Cheese
• Sweets
• Pasta

Fibre

• Wholemeal Bread
• Cerial
• Bran
• Brown Rice
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Nuts
• Pasta

Water

• Vegatables
• Fruit

Vitamins

• Milk
• Fruit
• Vegatables
• Red Meat

What They're Used For-

Carbohydrates

Mainly for energy.

Fats

Building cell membranes and for energy.

Fibre

Keeps the digestive system healthy and functioning properly.

Vitamins & Minerals

Keeping all your body processes working properly.

Metabolic Rate-

Metabolism = Chemical reactions that happen in your cells including respiration.

Metabolic Rate = The rate that the reactions happen. Exercise increases your metabolic rate.

Muscle Cells = Are active so they have a high metabolic rate.

Fat Cells = Are innactive so they have a low metabolic rate.

About metabolic rate-

• 3 things that effect your metabolic rate is size, weight & exercise.
• The rate at which chemical reactions happen in your cells is called your metabolic rate.
• It depends on how active you are, the proportion of muscle to fat in your body & you'r genes (Inherated Factor)
• Exercise increases our metabolic rate and then it stays high for some time after exercising.

BMI

• BMI means 'Body Mass Index'
• To claculate your BMI you have to divide your WEIGHT by your HEIGHT (squared) like this…