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    A balanced diet contains essential nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals in correct amounts to supply energy for the body's functions like growth, repair and physical activity. Different people have different dietary needs depending on factors like lifestyle, age and physiological state to maintain health, for example athletes need more carbohydrates, vegetarians need vitamin D, pregnant and breastfeeding women need additional nutrients.

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    A balanced diet contains essential nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals in correct amounts to supply energy for the body's functions like growth, repair and physical activity. Different people have different dietary needs depending on factors like lifestyle, age and physiological state to maintain health, for example athletes need more carbohydrates, vegetarians need vitamin D, pregnant and breastfeeding women need additional nutrients.

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    BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES
    Balanced diet: (1 cal = 4.2 J)
    diet containing essential nutrients in correct amounts, to supply energy and maintain health
    Maintain health: repair / grow
    Depending dietary needs ex:
    • Athletes → excess carb → glucose
    • Vegetarian → vitamin d for growth
    • Pregnancy → more energy needed → more energy consumed (protein, iron, fibre)
    • Breastfeeding → fluids, calcium, vit c/e

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