Carbohidratos & IG - How do carbohydrates impact your health
How do vitamins work
How the food you eat affects your brain
What would happen if you didn’t drink water?
100

What's another way of calling carbohydrates? (not carbs)

Sugar

100

Where does mosto f the weight of your brain come from, fats, glucosa (carbs) or proteins?


Fats

100

What is the chemical formula of water?

H2O

200

What are healthier? low or high glycemic index foods?

Low

200

What nutrient is the main source of energy for our brains?

Carbohydrates

200

The average human is composed of between what percentages of water? (margin of error of 5%)

Between 55 to 60%

300

What hormone prompts your muscle and fat cells tol et sugars in from your blood?

Insulin

300

What two types of vitamins are there?

Water soluble and lipid-soluble vitamins

300

Describe in one Word a diet that helps keep our brains healthy

Varied

300

Name two of the four ways in which our body loses 2-3 liters of wáter a day

Sweat, urine, bowel movement and by breathing

400

What is the glycemic index?

The amount a particular food raises the sugar level in your blood

400

Is it good to consume big amounts of vitamins for example via supplements? Why?


No, the vitamins you take from a healthy diet are enough. Taking too much can cause toxicity

400

In what kind of foods can we find antioxidants, which help fight off free radicals that destroy our brain cells?

Fruits and vegetables

400

What percentage of our daily water intake makes up wáter within food?

1/5

500

High in fiber food have low or high glycemic indexes? Give an example of a high in fiber food and of a low in fiber food

Medium or low (both are correct, although low wolud be more accurate). 

High in fiber food examples: vegetables, fruits

Low in fiber food examples: sugar, bread

500

Name at least 5 functions of vitamins

Help build muscle and bone, make collagen (tissue that forms blood and teeth), capture/release energy, use energy, make use of nutrients, heal wounds, prevent diseases, fight infection, improve visión, clot blood

500

Omega 3 and 6 are essential fats for our brains. Name two foods where you can find them

Nuts, seeds, fish

500

How much wáter should females and males consume a day? (combined margin of error of 0.5 liters for both answers)

Females 2-2.7 liters

Males 2.5-2.7 liters

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