Health and diet Name:_____________________________

Hand-in: 25 May 2022 Individual work

Centralt innehåll
Samband mellan individens hälsa, dagliga vanor och livsstilar i samhället, till exempel i fråga om träning, kost, droger,
konsumtion och påverkan på miljön. Hur naturvetenskap kan användas som utgångspunkt vid kritisk granskning av budskap
och normer i medierna.

Kriteria

Eleven kan översiktligt beskriva hur naturvetenskap organiseras och kan användas för kritisk granskning. Vidare föreslår och
utför eleven en enkel naturvetenskaplig undersökning och redogör översiktligt för den. Dessutom kan eleven ge enkla
exempel på hur teorier kan prövas genom kritisk granskning, samt diskuterar översiktligt utifrån något exempel på vilket sätt
en naturvetenskaplig teori har haft betydelse för samhällets framväxt.

1) Which essential substances are necessary for a healthy diet?

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2) Which substance is a rich source of glucose? Explain briefly how this is converted to glucose?

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3) What is the role of insulin in the digestive system?

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4) What is the role of bile in the digestive system?

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5) Why is salt important in diet?

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6) Name one disease caused by an imbalance of a) insulin, b) Bile and c) salt.

a) Insulin_________________________

b) Bile___________________________

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7) The table below shows 5 common diets, give one advantage (apart from weight-loss) and one disadvantage.

Diet Vegan Atkins 5-2 macrobiotics Superfood

Advantage

Disadvantage

8) Which one of the diets in the table above would you recommend to a person who is 40 years old and like to
barbecue? Gie a short motivation your answer.

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