Task 1:

Percentage of Macronutrients
1) What is excess glucose stored as in the
body?
Carbohydrates

Fats 2) Where is excess glucose stored in the

Protein
body?

3) When there is too much of this, what is it

Carbohydrates stored as?

C S 4) Thinking about your food diaries, what

Commonly known as could you do to lower your carb intake?
S S
3 Examples of each

*Research Task*
1) How many grams of Carbohydrate
*Research Task* should the average person consume a
What is the difference between the two types of day? Why is it different?
carbohydrate? Male=
Which one should be consumed more and why? Female=
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Fats Which type of fat should be consumed
more? Why?
There are two main types of fat:

1)
These come from:

2)
These come from:

On your tables discuss:

What are the health issues related to
On your tables, discuss the importance of fat in the a high fat diet?
diet.
1) What are the benefits of fat?
Why do you think people consume
high fat diets? Think outside the box!
2) When and why do we use fat as an energy source?

*Research Task*
How many calories does the average Tour de France
cyclist consume daily during the event?
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Proteins Why might people use protein
supplements?
Should make up……………% of a healthy balanced diet

What are proteins responsible for? What are the two types of protein and
how are they different?
1)
Who might consume a high protein diet? List 3 sports 2)
and comment why they will need a lot of protein.
*Did you know
Milkshakes such as For Goodness
Shakes and Frijj have been found to be
They are found primarily in as effective for recovery as expensive
1) protein supplements.
2) When is the best time to consume a
3) high protein meal?
4)
What other macronutrient is often
found with protein?

Suggest one change to lower this

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