Diet, Drugs and Health - Science

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What is the main reason why we need protein in our diet?
for growth and repair
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What are the nutrients needed for energy?
carbohydrate and fat
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What is the correct order for food passing through the digestive system?
stomach - small intestine - large intestine
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What is mainly absorbed in the large intestine?
water
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Where is most digested food absorbed?
in the small intestine
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What is produced when proteins are digested?
amino acids
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What does lipase digest?
fats
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What gives the small intestine a large surface area?
villi
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When faeces are passed out of the body, this is called:
egestion
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Approximately what proportion of deaths in the UK from lung cancer are caused by smoking?
80%
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What is the addictive substance in tobacco smoke?
nicotine
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One of the main substances in tobacco smoke that causes cancer is:
tar
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What are the nutrients needed for energy?

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carbohydrate and fat

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What is the correct order for food passing through the digestive system?

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What is mainly absorbed in the large intestine?

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Where is most digested food absorbed?

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