Diet and Exercise

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What is meant by the metabolic rate?
The speed of the chemical reactions which take place in cells.
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What effect does being overweight have on your metabolic rate?
It slows down your metabolic rate as their fat to muscle proportion is larger.
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How would taking up regular exercise affect your resting metabolic rate?
You are less likely to be obese because you will be building muscle which requires more energy.
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Why do you need less energy from your diet if you live in a hot climate?
You use less energy keeping your body at a steady temperature.
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What is protein needed for?
Growth & cell repair
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What do carbohydrates provide?
Energy
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What are fats needed for?
To keep you warm & releasing energy
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What is fibre needed for?
It keeps your digestive system working smoothly
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What amount of vitamins and minerals should you have?
In small amounts to keep you healthy.
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How can a person be 'fit' and malnourished?
If they have an unbalanced diet and not taking in the right combinations of food for the energy their body needs to work healthily.
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Say what two common effects of malnutrition are
1) Obesity --> a result of consuming too many high-fat foods and carbohydrates. 2) Deficiency diseases --> (a lack of vitamins & minerals) such as scurvy --> (causes problems with the skin, joints and gums).
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What are lipoproteins?
Cholesterol carried in the blood attached to proteins
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Name 2 types of lipoproteins in the transport of cholesterol
LDL and HDL
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Explain what is meant by 'good cholesterol' and 'bad cholesterol'
Good cholesterol is used for making vital hormones and for cell membranes. --> Bad cholesterol comes from eating too many high-fat foods.
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Which organ controls the level of cholesterol in the body?
Liver
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