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Balanced Diet - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Is made by plants, and is found in especially large amounts in citrus fruits and potatoes.
      - It helps the formation of collagen.
      - It helps wounds to heal and keeps blood vessels strong.
    - - Is made by most plants.
      - Animals can make it as well.
      - It is needed to help us to absorb calcium from the food we eat.
  - - - Is needed for making haemoglobin, the red molecule found inside red blood cells.
      - The haemoglobin carries oxygen all around the body to all the cells that need oxygen fro respiration.
    - - Calcium irons are needed to make bones and teeth, and it also helps blood to clot.
- - - - Improves the appearance of the food
    - - Improves the taste of the food
    - - Makes the food taste sweeter.
    - - Stabilizes mixtures containing oil and water
    - - Stops the growth of microbes (such as bacteria or moulds in food), giving it a longer ‘shelf life’
    - - Stops chemical reactions in food that make it go stale.
- - - - The amount of energy we need tends to increase as we approach adulthood.
    - - People who are active tend to need more energy than sedentary people.
    - - In general, the greater a person’s mass, the more energy they need.
      - A woman’s energy needs increase when she is pregnant. This is mainly because she is carrying extra mass.