HPE T4
Food Type
Fats
Protiens
Water
Fibre
Vitamins
3 Major Food Groups
Minerals
Carbohydrates
Short-Term Source
highest amount of energy
Large Molecules
Allows organs, tissues to function
Digestive Health (e.g. intestine)
Body functions correctly
They are grouped into fat-soluble and water-soluble
Required but in small amounts to serve a variety of purposes.
Inorganic, required for enzymes
Converts to fat for storage in bloostream and under skin, leads to cardiovascular problems
Excess
Use
Filtered in kidneys
Excreted as feces
Constipation
Diarrhea
Sweating
Water Vapour (breath)
Excreted as urine (vitamin C, B)
Stored in liver
Calcium: stored in bones
Iron, zinc, copper: stored in blood
Can poison body
Simple Carbohydrates
Complex Carbohydrates
Information
Long-Term Souce
Broken Down Into
Visceral fat = fat stored under skin
can lead to cardiovascular issues, type 2 diabetes, etc
If not enough carbohydrates
Energy
Good to choose carbohydrate-rich foods that are healthy + full of fibre
Saturated (unhealthy)
Unsaturated (healthy)
Can lead to weight gain
Best to eat in small amounts
Body is 50-75% water
Filling, therefore easier to maintain a healthy weight
Foods containing often a good source of
Required in small amounts
Stored
Healthy Diet
Must contain right amiunt of
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Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
1/3
Vegetables
Carbohydrates
15%
Meats + poultry + legumes
Fruit
Dairy
Not a lot of unhealthy foods
Adolescent Diet
Adolescent Diet
Adolescent Diet
Adolescent Diet
Adolescent Diet
Plenty
Legumes
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Others
Include
Metabolic Disease
If not followed
Occurs when numerous conditions increase risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure
High blood sugar
Excess fat
Abnormal cholestoral/trigiceride levels
Cause
Higher hospitalisations
Higher (unhealthy) average weight
Death
more preventable
younger
more risk of obtaining other issues
Australian Diet
1/2 do not eat reccomendations (fruit)
9/10 do not eat recommendations (vegetables)
Sugar
Sugar has become a major part of the Australian Diet
many foods now contain sucrose, many people consumeit, leads to health issues after years of misinformation
Types
Glucose
Lactose
Sugar found in milk that makes the milk better for drinking, containing what the babies need
raw form, what all sugars break down to, power for body, found in this form in fruits, vegetables, carbohydrates
Sucrose (Table sugar)
used as a sweetener (e.g. in tea, coffee, foods)
Made up of (50% each)
Fructose
used to be rare (fruit, vegetables, honey), now everywhere
Types of Body Fat
Visceral
Subcutanious
White
Brown
Beige
Essential
Produces hormones, cushions body
Too much can lead to issues
Good
Bad
Energy Storage
Too much can lead to issues, weight gain
Kind of
Stops insulin production, squeezes muscles in belly area, can lead to other issues other than metabolic
Required for core body function (e.g. absorbtion of nutrients, body temperature regulation
Very
Stress
Allows for good brown levels, will help burn bad fat
Fat burned for energy
Converted