Science lesson 5 The importance of a healthy balanced diet ......Diet and Poverty Over 100 years...

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Science—lesson 5 The importance of a healthy balanced diet. Questions to consider: What is meant by the word 'healthy'? What does it mean to you? Why do people who do more physical activity tend to need to eat more? What kinds of food are good at supplying energy? How does our body respond to us doing physical activi- ties? Why do athletes need to manage their diets carefully? Now read the information on the following slides...

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Page 1: Science lesson 5 The importance of a healthy balanced diet ......Diet and Poverty Over 100 years ago, the diet of many people in Britain was very bad, particularly among the poor.

Science—lesson 5

The importance of a healthy balanced diet.

Questions to consider:

What is meant by the word 'healthy'?

What does it mean to you?

Why do people who do more physical activity tend to need to eat more?

What kinds of food are good at supplying energy?

How does our body respond to us doing physical activi-ties?

Why do athletes need to manage their diets carefully?

Now read the information on the following slides...

Page 2: Science lesson 5 The importance of a healthy balanced diet ......Diet and Poverty Over 100 years ago, the diet of many people in Britain was very bad, particularly among the poor.
Page 3: Science lesson 5 The importance of a healthy balanced diet ......Diet and Poverty Over 100 years ago, the diet of many people in Britain was very bad, particularly among the poor.
Page 4: Science lesson 5 The importance of a healthy balanced diet ......Diet and Poverty Over 100 years ago, the diet of many people in Britain was very bad, particularly among the poor.
Page 5: Science lesson 5 The importance of a healthy balanced diet ......Diet and Poverty Over 100 years ago, the diet of many people in Britain was very bad, particularly among the poor.

Read the information on the next page ‘Milking it’ and create a line graph on squared or graph paper if you have any.

Then answer questions 2—6 based on the data. Challenge—Can you make any other observations? Extra job—Look at the elements of the Eatwell Guide’ in more detail.

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