Nutrition

All living things need food to survive. It gives us energy for everything that we do. It also gives the body what it needs to repair muscles, organs and skin. Food helps us fight off dangerous diseases.
It is important to eat a wide range of food in order to stay healthy. Nutrition is the science that deals with food and how the body uses it.

Contents : 11  pages

• How the body uses food
• Nutrients
  • Water
  • Carbohydrates
  • Fats
  • Proteins
  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
• The right diet
• Food guide pyramid
• Eating guidelines
• Nutrition and diseases
• Exercises
• Key

Downloadable Sample of the Full Module (Not Printable) :

• Nutrition  - Text  (PDF  358 KB)
  
• Nutrition   - Exercises  (PDF  303  KB)