Nutrition Carbohydrates 1.

Carbohydrates can be put into one of three categories; can you give the names of these categories? 2. Polysaccharides can be placed into 2 categories, what are they? 3. What must carbohydrate be broken down into before it can be used? 4. Which of the three types of carbohydrate take the longest to be broken down and why might this be good for a sportsman 5. What are the 4 functions of carbohydrates? 6. Can you give some examples of foods that are high in carbohydrates? 7. What is carbo loading and how should an athlete go about it? Fats 1. What are fats made up of? 2. Fats can be saturated or unsaturated what does each mean? 3. Can you names 3 functions of fats? Proteins 1. What are proteins made up of? 2. Amino acids can be termed essential or non essential, explain what each means? 3. Can you name the 5 functions of proteins?

General 1. Each of the 3 main food types gives us different amounts of energy, per gram of food ingested how many calories energy does it provide us with?