B1 Human health and diet 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyA balanced diet, Protein intake, Overweight or underweight?GCSEOCR Created by: Nicole10Created on: 15-11-15 20:20 A balanced diet contains the correct amounts of chemicals in food like... 1) Carbohydrates (simple sugars such as glucose) 2) Proteins (amino acids) 3) Fats (Fatty acids and glycerol) 1 of 16 Balanced diet variation factors... Age, gender, level of activity, religion, vegetarian/vegan and food allergies 2 of 16 Carbohydrates are stored... In the liver as glycogen or converted in to fats 3 of 16 Fats are stored... Under the skin and around organs as adipose tissue 4 of 16 EAR means... Estimated Average daily Requirement 5 of 16 EAR equation... EAR in g = 0.6 x body mass in kg 6 of 16 What is Kwashiorkor? A condition caused by too little protein in the diet - more common in LEDCs due to overpopulation and lack of money 7 of 16 EAR is estimated. EAR for protein may be affected by factors like... Age, body mass, pregnancy and breast-feeding (lactation) 8 of 16 First-class proteins are... Proteins from fish and meat. Contain essential amino acids that cannot be made by human body. 9 of 16 Second-class proteins are... Plant proteins. Do not contain essential amino acids. 10 of 16 BMI means... Body mass index 11 of 16 BMI equation.... BMI = mass in kg / (height in m) squared 12 of 16 BMI of more than 30... Obese 13 of 16 BMI of 25-30... Overweight 14 of 16 BMI of 20-25... Normal 15 of 16 BMI of less than 20... Underweight 16 of 16
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