Monday 21 November 2011

Chapter 6 : Nutrition

Able to state whether the menu is a balanced diet and explain


The menu is not a balanced diet if :

The menu does not contain the 7 classes of food in the appropriate ratio.
        

Able to explain the consequences when taking the menu daily

(the menu is highly rich in carbohydrates and fats ,no vegetables and lack of vitamins
  and higher energy intake compared to energy requirements for a long time towards her health.

F1 : Constipation

E1 :  Her menu lacks fiber/roughage so her faeces moves too

         slowly through the colon



F2: Scurvy

E2 : lack of vitamin C  //any other vitamins deficiency with

        explanation



F3 : Obesity

E3 :  High intake of roasted chicken/ grilled beef/chocolate /

         chips increase the amount of fat stored in the body .



F4 : Diabetes mellitus

 E4 : excess of carbohydrate in rice/ chips/ potatoes increase the amount of glucose in blood when digested



F5 : Arteriosclerosis

E5 :  Roasted chicken/ grilled beef/ chocolate / chips contain

         fats which are deposited in the (lumen of ) blood vessels.



F6 : Heart attack

E6 : Roasted chicken/ grilled beef/chocolate / chips contain

        fats which are deposited in the coronary artery //cause

        blockage in the coronary artery.

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