fibre and water

• fibre is a type of carbohydrate but we dont absorb it into the body
• fibre sources

  • wholemeal foods: brown rice and wholemeal bread
  • fruit and veg
• fibre functions:

  • helps food move through the intestines properly
  • stops diarrhoea or constipation
• water sources

  • drinks
  • cucumber and watermelon (mostly water)
• water functions:

  • chemical reactions
  • the body is 70% water
  • continuously losing water by : sweating, breathing and urinating so needs to be replenished