Diet & Food Production (balanced diet)- As Biology

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What is the function of a carbohydrate (in the diet) ?
To provide energy
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What is the function of Fats (in the diet) ?
To act as a energy store.
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What is the function of protiens (in the diet) ?
To aid/enable growth, repair of tissues and to make enzymes
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What is the function of fibre (in the diet) ?
To aid movement of food through the gut
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The defenition of an balanced diet -
All the nutrients you need, plus fibre and water
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An unbalanced diet can cause deficiency illnesses, true or false ?
True
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What is atherosclerosis ?
The narrowing and hardening of the artery (cononary)
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How does high salt increase the risk of CHD ?
It causes high blood pressure, which can damage artery walls, causing atheroscleosis
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How is cholesterol transported ?
lipoprotiens
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HDL's transport cholesterol from where to where ?
From body tissues to liver
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Are LDL'S transported from the liver to the blood, true or false ?
True
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What can you eat which increases you HDL levels ?
polyunsaturated fat
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What is the function of Fats (in the diet) ?

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To act as a energy store.

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What is the function of protiens (in the diet) ?

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What is the function of fibre (in the diet) ?

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The defenition of an balanced diet -

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