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We need food for 3 main reasons:
• To supply us with a ‘fuel’ for energy
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• To help fight disease and keep our bodies healthy
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Sources of food, uses of them:
Protein:
• Makes up around 18% of the mass in our body
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• Products with protein are generally found in animal products, such as eggs,
cheese, meat, fish etc
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Some plant products such as beans,
peas and nuts are richer in protein than others
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• Main ‘fuel’ for supplying our cells with energy
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• Glucose and other sugars are one sort of carbohydrate
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Lipids:
• Lipids consists of fats and oils, and can be found in oil, all milk except skim
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• Even though lipids are essential to our diet, too much lipid is unhealthy,
especially a type called saturated fats
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• Allows other food to go through your stomach easier, and blocks more
food from coming in (by making you feel full)
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Could also be too much of a specific food type (basically too much sugar etc

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