Learning for LifeandWork
May 5, 20201 min
Updated: Dec 7, 2023
Finding it hard to stick to a balanced diet and eating an unhealthy diet can have physical effects to the body. If the body lacks certain vitamins or minerals, this can lead to deficiency-related diseases and the body cannot function to the best of its ability.
Eating an unhealthy diet can mean:
Physical health problems such as anaemia because there is a deficiency of iron in the body.
Too much fat is in the diet and so this can result in a person gaining weight, becoming obese, having high blood cholesterol, developing heart disease.
Too much sugar is in the diet and so this can result in tooth decay, weight gain, obesity.
Too much salt is in the diet and so there is a higher risk of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke.
A person may get ill frequently.
Recovery time from illnesses can be slow.
There is an increase in the likelihood of developing a chronic illness such as coronary heart disease.
Interrupted sleep patterns and a feeling of tiredness and lethargy all the time.
Check out the CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work Second Edition Textbook to find out more or check out: My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work: Second Edition
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