Alena Medina

 Nutrition and Health

EATING A HEALTHY DIET IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!

The foods we eat determine how we feel, perform in school, treat our friends and family.  Every single nutrient we need to eat is because it has a very  important job in our body and nutrients work  together to keep us as healthy as possible.

FOOD LABELS provide us with important nutritional information.  Let's learn how to read them:

Log-on info for Brainpop:

• Username: hartfordps
• Password: brainpop

• NUTRITION powerpoint - worksheet for powerpoint

• Plan your own healthy meals - see how well you do..! (Brainpop)

• Nutrition  - Brainpop clip

• Food Labels Powerpoint - Worksheet for powerpoint

• The Science behind Calories and Nutrition labels - Youtube clip,6.11 min.

• Food Label and You - Youtube game..4.54 minutes

• FOOD LABELS interactive game

• 10 Disgusting Fast Food Secrets

• Top ten Worst Fast Food Items - Youtube...8.55 min  Worksheet for clip

• Our Supersized kids - Youtube...30 min

• Science behind Body Fat and Weight loss....Youtube..6.53 min..

• USDA introduces MYPLATE

• USDA MYPLATE - video clip

• Genetically Modified Organisms or GMO

• Dr. Mercola - Artificial Ingredients in our Food

• Which Nutrients are in your Food? - Do you know? (BBC)

• Can you design a Healthful Diet? - Lets try!!

Other interesting NUTRITION weblinks:

• FAST FOOD BREAKFAST - can it be fairly healthy?

• Calculate your BMI

• What is BMI?

• FOOD ADDITIVES AND HOW SAFE ARE THEY

• Analyze your FAVORITE FAST FOOD places!!!!

• SATURATED FATS. Good guys or bad guys??? - Who do we believe?

•  McDonalds burger and fries - You won't believe this one!!

 POOR NUTRITION can lead to many

    Serious health problems such:         

• OBESITY 

• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

• HIGH CHOLESTEROL

• DIABETES

• HEART ATTACKS

• IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS

• CANCER

• JOINT PROBLEMS

• MEMORY AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

• BULEMIA

• ANOREXIA NERVOSA

• DANGERS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY VIDEO CLIP

• EXERCISE WITH SHERK CREW

Just as overeating causes many serious illnesses, not eating enough will also lead to two serious eating disorders:     

1)  Bulemia       

2)  Anorexia nervosa

These two disorders may eventually cause death if not treated properly.  What do you think causes these?

• UNDERSTANDING BULEMIA 
• WHAT CAUSES BULEMIA
• ANOREXIA'S LIVING FACE (CBS News)

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