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1
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What is a balanced diet?

A

A balanced died is when your getting the right amounts of nutrients

2
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What are the 4 main nutrients

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Carbohydrates, protein, Vitamins/ minerals and fats/lipids

3
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How does food move along the gut?

A

The small intestines squeeze it along

4
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How are nutrients absorbed into the blood?

A

Inside of the small intestine there are little villi which collect the nutrients

5
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What are enzymes?

A

Enzymes are chemical scissors, they break large molecules into smaller ones without using them self up.

6
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What is the order in which food travels?

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First the oesophagus(gullet), then the liver, next the large intestine, number 4 is the stomach, 5 is the pancreas, 6 is the small intestine and lastly the rectum.

7
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What are the 2 main diet problems?

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Underweight and overweight

8
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What are carbohydrates broken down to?

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A starch molecule is broken down into many sugar molecules.

9
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What are broken down proteins called?

A

Animo acids

10
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What are broken down lipids called?

A

Fatty acids and glycerol.

11
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What are the 3 types of recreational drugs called

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Stimulates, depressants and hallucinogens

12
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What is the difference between medical and recreational drugs?

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Medical drugs are to improve your health, while recreational drugs are mainly used for pleasure