A balanced diet
- Created by: Zoe Miller
- Created on: 17-12-12 10:55
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- A balanced diet
- Vitamins
- Vitamin D for calcium absorption, Vitamin K for blood clotting
- Proteins
- needed for growth, to repair tissue and to make enzymes
- Fats (lipids)
- Acts as an energy store
- Insulates the body
- Protects organs
- Make up of cell membrane
- Carbohydrates
- Provide energy
- Mineral salts
- Iron to make haemoglobin, calcium for bone formation
- Fibre
- Aids movement of food through the gut
- Water
- used in chemical reactions. constant supply is needed to replace what is lost through urine, tears, sweat and breathing
- Vitamins
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