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Unit 3: Nutrition
ESL Health Vocabulary
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Nutrition
Not Applicable
03/14/2023

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Nutrition

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The process of taking in food and using it for energy, growth, and good health
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Nutrient
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Substances in foods that your body needs to grow, have energy, and stay healthy. 

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Obesity
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Being very overweight, a weight that is dangerous for your health

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Vitamins
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A kind of nutrient in foods that help fight sickness and keep the body strong and healthy

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Healthy Eating

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Healthy eating means the body is getting the foods it needs to stay healthy. Healthy eating can prevent obesity and other health problems.

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Fruits

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Vegetables
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Grains
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Protein
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Dairy
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Recipe
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List of what goes into a meal and how to prepare it

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Sodium
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Another word for salt

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Food Guide Pyramid

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Chronic Disease

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A disease, or sickness, that stays for a long time

 

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Diabetes
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A chronic disease where your body cannot turn food into energy.

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Asthma

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A chronic disease where your lungs make it difficult to breathe.

 

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Heart Disease

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A chronic disease that makes it difficult for blood to travel through your heart.

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Physical Exercise

Definition

Movements and activities done to keep your body healthy or make it stronger.

 

We should exercise 30 minutes everyday.

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