B1 Biology

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How many food groups does a balanced diet have? And what are they?
Seven; they are fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins, fibre, water and carbohydrates.
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What is metabolic rate?
The rate at which chemical reactions take place in your cells.
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What else can metabolic rate be affected by?
Your genes and what you inherit from your parents.
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How many more times of energy does one gram of fat have compared with one gram of carbohydrates and one gram of proteins?
One gram of fat releases twice as much energy.
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Why are proteins not usually a major source of energy?
Because proteins are used for functions of growth and repair.
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What is metabolic rate?

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The rate at which chemical reactions take place in your cells.

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What else can metabolic rate be affected by?

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How many more times of energy does one gram of fat have compared with one gram of carbohydrates and one gram of proteins?

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Why are proteins not usually a major source of energy?

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