Diet mind map
- Created by: Elizabeth_Cross
- Created on: 04-03-16 09:57
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- Diet
- Carbohydrate
- Sugary carbohydrates
- Jam, Honey, sugary cereals and drinks
- starchy carbohydrates
- Pasta, bread, potatoes
- Main source of Energy for the body
- Too little energy- body becomes tired, gallstones, heart problems and nausea
- Too much energy- stored as fat, person becomes overweight by having too much energy in diet
- Sugary carbohydrates
- Protein
- Meat, fish, eggs, cheese
- Lack of protein can cause muscle weakness, low blood pressure and heart rate
- Helps the body repair and make new cells, build stronger muslces
- Fibre
- Brown rice, wheat, oats, nuts, whole wheat cereals
- Helps move undigested food along the gut
- Lack of fibre increases chances of bowel cancer
- Fats
- Oil, butter, margarine
- Too much causes high cholesterol levels causing heart disease and gaining weight
- Gives the body energy, helps cell growth, cushons main organs and help the body absorb vitamins
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- Citrus fruits e.g lime, oranges
- Lack of causes scurvy, creating skin problems and bleeding gums
- Helps to protect cells, healing wounds and maintains connective tissue
- Vitamin D
- Oily fish such as salmon, sardines and mackrel, cheese and egg yolk
- Helps regulate amount of calcium in the body and keep bones and teeth healthy
- Vitamin A
- Lack of results in night blindness, kidney stones and increased infections
- Sweet potatoes, carrots, dark leafy greens and fish
- Helps immune system work against infections, help vision and keep skin healthy
- Vitamin C
- Minerals
- Iron
- Brown rice, white and red meat, nuts, fish
- Lack of causes anemia(reduced number of blood cells),tiredness, shortness of breath and headache
- Helps make red blood cells that carry oxygen around the body
- Calcium
- Dairy foods, milk, eggs, cheese and yougurt
- Lack of causes hypoglycemia, muscle cramps, numbness of fingers and mental confusion
- Help build strong bones, regulate muscle contractions
- Potassium
- Beans, yogurt, bananas and dark leafy greens
- Lack of can cause, dehydration, tiredness, palpatations
- Helps control balance of fluids in the body and the correct functioning of the heart muscles
- Sodium
- High salty foods, olives, pickles, canned vegetables
- Lack of causes, seizures, tiredness, headache and muscle cramps
- Helps keep fluids in the body balanced and help the body digest food
- Iron
- Water
- Enables cells and organs to function
- Creates sulvia and fluids around joints in the body
- Helps regulate body temperature
- Not enough water will cause dehydration, causing organs to gradually shut down. then death
- get it from water, watermelon, strawberries, tea, coffee, pineapple and grapefuit
- Carbohydrate
- Main source of Energy for the body
- Too little energy- body becomes tired, gallstones, heart problems and nausea
- Too much energy- stored as fat, person becomes overweight by having too much energy in diet
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