Sport and Nutrition

Quick release energy is provided by: 

• carbohydrates 
• fats 
• proteins

Fats in the diet: 

• help release energy 
• build and repair 
• provide slow release energy

To maintain fluid levels the body needs: 

• water 
• fibre 
• fats

Cheese and oils provide considerable supplies of: 

• carbohydrate
•  fat 
• water

The number of kilojoules you need to stay alive each day is called your: 

• basic metabolic rate 
• basic exercise amount 
• living rate

If you consume more energy than you use you will: 

• lose weight
• put on weight
• stay the same weight

People who eat insufficiently for their activity level will: 

• compete well 
• feel fine 
• lack energy

It is possible to group different body shapes by using a system called: 

• somatotyping 
• shorthandtyping 
• stomatyping

Mesomorphs have a wedge shaped body and are more likely to be suited to: 

• sprinting 
• long distance running 
• weight lifting

Endomorphs have a pear shaped body and are more likely to be suited to: 

• sprinting 
• long distance running 
• weight lifting