Diet

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Which is a food substance found in many foods?
energy
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Meats are a good source of which food substance?
protein
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Why do we need fibre in our food?
it helps food to pass through the gut smoothly
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When do you have a balanced diet?
When you eat a wide range of different foods to give your body all the things it needs
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What can too much sugar cause?
tooth decay
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What is used to test a food for starch?
iodine solution
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What does the stomach organ do?
it mixes up food with acid and breaks down proteins
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What happens in digestion?
food is stored inside the body until it is needed
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What are the main chemicals found in digestive juices?
vitamins
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Where is the digested food taken into the blood?
small intestine
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When digested food is taken into the blood what is it said to be?
absorbed
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What is digested food carried around in the body by?
the digestive system
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What job does an artery do?
carries blood away from the heart
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What is the digested food used for inside our bodies?
to provide energy and chemicals to make new substances
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What is the name of the process that releases energy in our bodies?
respiration
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How is carbon dioxide removed from the body?
by the lungs
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Why do we need fibre in our food?

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When do you have a balanced diet?

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What can too much sugar cause?

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