AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Residents of Italy's Acciaroli famed for living beyond 100 years
CLEAN : Residents of Italy's Acciaroli famed for living beyond 100 years
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Residents of Italy's Acciaroli famed for living beyond 100 years
VOICED : Residents of Italy's Acciaroli famed for living beyond 100 years
TED-Ed
The Surprising Cause of Stomach Ulcers
That raging fire in your belly is not necessarily the burrito you had for lunch! Aspiring doctors get an in-depth look at the cause of stomach ulcers with an interesting video. The narrator discusses ulcer treatments of the past, how...
SciShow
Why We Love Sugar
Now that's sour! Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries? Here is a resource that helps pupils explore sugar, where it comes from, different types, why organisms need it, and how much we ingest.
PBS
Real-Life Math | Health Educator
Get healthy using math (although exercise helps, too!). Future consumers analyze a set of nutritional labels to compare caloric and nutrition information for two cereal brands. After watching a video of a health educator explaining how...
Crash Course
Ancient and Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9
Medieval medicine is a mash-up of multicultural ideas! How did early doctors learn to do no harm? The ninth video in a 15-part series about the History of Medicine uncovers the fundamental teachings that sparked intense anatomical study...
Be Smart
Should You Eat Every Day?
Many religions and diets suggest fasting, but what does the science say about this method? An interesting video takes on fasting from an evolutionary and scientific perspective as part of a larger biology playlist. It discusses the...
American Chemical Society
Do Vitamin Supplements Really Work?
Is that multivitamin really keeping you healthy and balanced? Junior nutritionists weigh the pros and cons using a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions playlist. Topics covered include types of vitamins and minerals, what...
Fuse School
Salt and Diet
Salt is necessary for your diet, but too much or too little and it causes health problems. These problems, as well as what salt does in your body, are the focus of a video that also looks at where salt is found in food and how much salt...
TED-Ed
How The Food You Eat Affects Your Gut
Some foods we eat are not meant to be broken down by our digestive systems, but instead by our gut. But how can we control what our gut breaks down? The answer is simple: our diet.
SciShow
The Deal with Fat
Fats are essential to a balanced diet and help bodies use certain vitamins as well as maintain healthy skin and hair. While watching the video, learners explore fat, which is certainly talked about a lot in terms of health. The narrator...
SciShow
Obesity
Sixty-one percent of 5-10 year olds who are overweight have at least one risk factor for heart disease, and 26 percent have two or more. Explore the obesity epidemic with a video that shows obesity trends across the world. Viewers...
TED-Ed
How the Food You Eat Affects Your Brain
Nuts, seeds, and fatty fish. Fresh fruits and vegetables. We may know what we should eat but not understand why these food are so important. This short video explains how foods affect you brain and why we should eat them.
TED-Ed
How to Spot a Fad Diet
Learn how to separate the fat from the meat—the facts from the misinformation about diets—with a short video that offers guidelines for assessing diet regimens that offer long-term health benefits as opposed to short-term changes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fast Food Fools
Registered dietician, Molly Morgan of Creative Nutrition Solutions, works with Move It! cast members in this video to give a brief overview of how to make healthier choices while dining out. [3:10]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Clip 9: Secrets of the French
Learn that culture can be a very powerful way to teach us how to eat, and how the French have traditions and customs that help them eat well. [4:39]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Play With Food
Expand vocabulary and learn about healthy eating at the same time! Use this video to practice "P" words that make up this healthy pizza. [1:01]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kids in Action City Sprouts
City Sprouts is a community gardening program that promotes healthy eating, hard work, and nature education in urban communities. Hear from the kids in the program as they plant and harvest vegetables, and learn to cook new foods, in...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Trying Tomatoes
The kids taste tomatoes from the school garden, but Katerina doesn't want to try one. Help kids understand that trying new foods is important. After they have tasted it, they can decide if they like it or not. Included is a recipe for...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Why Is the u.s. Still Overweight?
With so many diets and dieters, why are Americans collectively getting bigger? Science Friday discusses this growing concern in this episode.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Resolving to Eat Healthier
National Public Radio talks with Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard MD and nutritionist, about changes that need to be made in the 1992 US Food Guide Pyramid. Interesting as an introduction to this topic, with links to related stories.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Michael Pollan in Defense of Food
Science Friday talks with author Michael Pollan about his latest book, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto." He suggests that people can improve their eating by following this simple rule: Don't eat anything that your...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Beyond the Bake Sale
National Public Radio considers public schools making money by signing contracts with soft drink companies and the parents who protest this action as a health risk for kids. They are joined by health professionals "Worried about a...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Eating "Wilder" Foods for a Healthier Diet
Author Jo Robinson digs up tips on how to get the most nutrition out of our fruits and vegetables. [22 mins. 47 secs.]