Section A: Nutrition - 1 The relationship between diet and health — OCR GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
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Section A: Nutrition - 1 The relationship between diet and health explained
Section A: Nutrition - 1 The relationship between diet and health covers 7 specification points, including A balanced diet to provide the correct… and The importance of a healthy diet.
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- A balanced diet to provide the correct combination of food and nutrients for good health
- The importance of a healthy diet
- How to use the major commodity groups to make a balanced food choice
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- The government’s guidelines for a healthy diet and the inclusion of new regulations as they are issued
- The application of the eight tips for healthy eating
- Major diet-related health issues
- Diet-related diseases and conditions: obesity (weight loss and gain), cardiovascular, coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes, diverticulitis, bone health (osteoporosis), dental health, anaemia and high blood pressure