Diet And Exercise

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Created on: 02-02-18 10:40

Nutrients

A mixture of different types of food in the correct amounts is needed to maintain health. The main food groups are carbohydrates, fats and proteins. This table summarises some typical sources of these nutrients and why our bodies need them.

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Imbalanced diet

A poor diet may also lead to deficiency diseases. For example, too little vitamin D in the diet can lead to rickets, which affects the proper growth of the skeleton. Type 2 diabetes is also a problem related to poor diet. Note that you do not need to

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Exercise

If someone’s diet consists of food with a lower energy content than the amount of energy their body uses, the person will lose body mass.

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metabolic rate

Respiration is a chemical reaction that allows cells to release energy from food. The metabolic rate is the speed at which such chemical reactions take place in the body and varies because of several factors, including age, gender and inherited facto

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metabolic rate affected by:

proportion of muscle to fat in the body amount of exercise and other physical activity.

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Imbalanced diet

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If someone’s diet consists of food with a lower energy content than the amount of energy their body uses, the person will lose body mass.

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proportion of muscle to fat in the body amount of exercise and other physical activity.

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