We promote good health

Natural Science

Unit 1

We promote good health

How can we stop childhood obesity?

start here

index

Frontpage

What is a healthy diet ?

Nutri-score

Big questions

Mind map

What are healthy habits?

Glossary

Project.

Rubric

Test

Whas is health?

Self-evaluation

How is food classified?

big questions

1 What are the main reasons of childhood obesity?

2 Why is obesity bad for your health?

3 What can parents do to prevent obesity?

4 What can we do to have a healthy life?

mind map

glossary

what is health?

Physical health

Social health

Mental health

Info

Prevention

Go to medical check-ups

Get the vaccinations

Have healthy habits

Some daily activities help us to take care of our health. These include eating well and doing physical exercise

They are recommended for children. They prevent some diseases that can be serious

Doctors can identify problems. When problems are identified early ,it is easier to treat them

Let's investigate

All the answers here

Causes

Consequences

food classification

What is food?

Food groups by origin

PLANT ORIGIN

MINERAL ORIGIN

ANIMAL ORIGIN

The water we drink and the salt we add to our food come from minerals.

Cereals, fruit and vegetables come from plants.

Meat, fish, milk and fish come from animals.

Food groups by function

ENERGY FOOD

Rice, pasta, bread and oil.

It provides energy for doing physical activities and thinking

BODY-BUILDING FOOD

Milk, dairy products, eggs, nuts, fish and meat

It provides materials to grow and repair tissues.

REGULATING FOOD

Fruit and vegetables

It provides nutrients that make our bodies.

Activity

WHAT IS A HEALTHY DIET?

Types of processed food

When we go food shopping, we can find different types of food

NATURAL AND MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOOD

This is food with no added ingredients

• It goes through simple processes such as cleaning, bottling, boiling , peeling, etc...

• The processes prepare the food for the storage and consumption.

• The food is no changed by the processes.

PROCESSED FOOD

This is natural or minimally processed food with other ingredients added to it.

• Salt, sugar, oil or preservatives are examples of processed food.

• The added ingredients can make the food taste better or make it last longer

ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD

This is food that is made from other food.

• The original food goes through an industrial process.

• This process makes the food change a lot.

• The final ultra-processed food looks very different from the original food.

What do I put on my plate?

A diet is the amount and type of food that a person eats every day. A healthy diet provides the nutrients our body needs. It is important to eat mainly natural or minimally processed food. Follow these recommendations:

Use vegetable oils such as olive oil. Avoid animal fats like butter.

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables every day. Whole pieces are better than juices and smoothies

Choose wholegrain bread, pasta and rice.

Eat pulses. They are very healthy food of plant origin. When we eat pulses, we can eat less food of animal origin.

It is better to eat chicken and fish than other types of food of animal origin. Eat less red meat and cold meat

Drink 1.5 to 2 litres of water a day. Do not replace it with other drinks.

Have eggs, milk and dairy products in moderation.

Activity

nutri-score

What are healthy habits?

Activity

Physical exercise

Doing physical exercise is fun and helps us to keep healthy. It has many health benefits.

It increases our speed, balance, flexibility, strength and stamina.

It is good for the heart and lungs.

It keeps our muscles and bones strong.

It helps us relax and sleep well every day.

It makes us feel good and we can challenge ourselves.

It helps us control our weight.

Exercising and doing sport also have risks, such as injuries and accidents.These are some ways to reduce these risks.

Do warm-up exercises before you start

Wear the right protective equipment

Do stretching exercises at the end.

Rest when you feel tired

Take care of our posture

Always sit with your feet flat on the floor and the back straight against the back of the chair

Use a backpack to carry your things. Adjust each shoulder strap to spread the weight

When washing at the sink, keep your back straight and your knees slightly bent.

When sleeping lie on your side or on your back. Rest your head on the pillow and bend your knees

Project: A healthy menu

For the final project you must elaborate a healthy daily menu and you have to show it and explain it to the rest of the classroom

The Healthy Eating plate

Good physical health means that our body works well without pain or difficulty when we do activities.

There are various services to treat our health problems: health centres, hospitals and emergency services.

Many professionals work in these places such as nurses, paediatricians, physiotherapists....

When we are healthy, we have good physical, mental and social health. We feel good.

1 What are the main reasons of childhood obesity?

2 Why is obesity bad for your health?

Food is everything we eat. Food provides us with materials to grow and repair tissues. We also get energy from food to carry out our daily activities such as running, reading and even sleeping?

Good social health means that we have good relationships with other people, such as family members or classmates.

Being healthy means not just eating anything. The food we eat must be healthy. The type and amount of food that we eat needs to be suitable for our age.

To look after ourselves we need to prevent damage to our health. Prevention involves taking steps to help us stay healthy.

Good mental health means that we are happy with ourselves and we can control our emotions well.