Body mass index (BMI) is a measure that compares your weight and height to assess whether they are in a healthy proportion.

When a person does not receive enough calories for their normal bodily function.

A disease that occurs due to a lack of essential nutrients in the diet.

Imbalanced diet: starvation and deficiency diseases

Science

Good and ill health

Balanced diet

Food is a source of building materials and energy

Energy provided by food: practical

Imbalanced diet: obesity

The effects of exercise on the human body

The effects of exercise on breathing and heart rate

Recovery time after exercise

Pupils will learn about infectious and non-infectious diseases and the impact of recreational drugs.

Pupils learned to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.

This unit covers the components of a healthy diet, energy requirements, and the effects of imbalances, exercise, asthma, and smoking on the body. It also focuses on planning scientific enquiries, applying mathematical concepts, performing calculations, and basic data analysis techniques.

Diet and exercise

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event.

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

If a man has a BMI of 24, what category would that put him into for his weight?

{{}} nervosa is a serious psychiatric disease that can lead to starvation.

Which two treatments can be used to treat anorexia nervosa?

high in carbohydrates and healthy fats along with a mix of fruit

medium amount of carbohydrates, healthy fats, protein and fruit. 

Match the person to the diet they should eat.

A person's overall health is made up of their physical and {{}} health.

{{}} is a source of building materials to make biomass for growth and repair.

a persistent harmful deviation from a normal function or behaviour

What nutrient in food is needed for growth and repair?

True or false? To be healthy we should eat a diet free from fat.

Starter Quiz