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Water and Fibre in Balanced Diet. Balanced Diet. The total of the nutrients that we need is called diet . A balanced diet provides all the nutrients in correct amounts , needed to carry out life process . The Function of Water in B alanced D iet.
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BalancedDiet The total of thenutrientsthatweneed is calleddiet. A balanceddietprovidesallthenutrients in correctamounts, neededtocarryout life process.
TheFunction of Water in BalancedDiet • Human body is 70% of water. Two-thirds of thiswater is in thecytoplasms of thecells.
Alsotheotherthird of water is in tissuesandbloodplasma. • Alsohumansloseabout 1.5 litre of waterper a day. This is because of feaces, sweat, exhaledairandurine.
A loss of 5% of water can causeunconsciousness,and a los of 10% of water can be fatal. Soweshouldfilltheloss of waterbydrinkingsomethingoreatingfriuttyvagatables. For men is roughly 3 liters (about 13 cups) For women is 2.2 liters (about 9 cups)
TheFuntion of Fibre in BalancedDiet • Fibre is an undigestiblepart of food. Largelycellulosefromplantcellwallswhichprovidesbulkforfeaces.
Indeprivation of fibre… • Inlack of fibre, it causesconstipation. Ifthedeprivation is bigger, it maycausebowelcancer.
Referances • IGCSE Biologybook • http://helpwithconstipation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bowel-cancer-symptoms. • http://www.healthcentral.com/common/images/9/9736_13663_5. • http://vimeo.com/20343420