PCSA Sport Nutrition for Sports and Exercise Lesson

RETRIEVAL PRACTICE

Tick only the statements that you think are true.

RETRIEVAL PRACTICE

Tick only the statements you think are true.

Fat helps absorb vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K.

Any fat that is not used by your body or used as energy is used as a waste product.

Which type of fat is usually liquid at room temperature, for example olive oil.

Which type of fat is usually come from animal sources?

Saturated fatty acids lack double bonds between the individual carbon atoms.

Unsaturated fatty acids there is at least one double bond in the fatty acid chain.

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that's mostly made by the body in the pancreas.

Tick all the foods you think are high in saturated fats.

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol is known as good cholesterol.

Polyunsaturated fats or omega 3 mainly come from rapeseed, corn, sunflower seeds and some nuts.

Athletes need to carefully time when and how much fat they eat. In general, it’s not a great idea to eat foods high in fat immediately before or during intense exercise. Because...

Fats take longer to break down into energy your body can use.

Your body only uses fat when sleeping – when it has time to get the energy.

Replacing the refined carbohydrates in your everyday diet with ‘good’ fats will improve your body’s ability to burn fats for energy rather than carbohydrate even when exercising.