Curated OER
Kids Health: Ready, Set, Breakfast!
Use this site to learn why breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. This article provides information on how breakfast jumpstarts your body and includes alternatives to eating cereal in the morning.
Read Works
Read Works: The Body Shop
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the types of foods needed to fuel the body for sports and exercise. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Bmi Calculator
Use this interactive body mass index calculator to determine if your weight is under, over or normal for your size and read about things you can do to maintain a healthy weight.
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Ifpri: Ecoregional Perspective on Malnutrition (Pdf) [Pdf]
This site provides an eco-regional perspective on the issue of malnutrition with charts on prevalance in different areas.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Vitamin B2 Riboflavin
Identify the health benefits and sources for maintaining a good level of vitamin B2 in the human diet.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Feeds for Light Horses
What type of feed do horses need to maintain their health? Are oats and timothy hay necessary? These questions are answered and this comprehensive site discusses pasture grasses, silage, legume hays, and more.
Curated OER
Why Don't We Have a Tail ?
The Peter Gurney Guinea Pig Health Guide offers an easy to read page on guinea pig diet and nutrition information.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance
A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Dick Gregory
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Dick Gregory, an African-American comedian, civil rights activist, and spokesman for health issues, who became nationally recognized in the 1960s for a biting brand of comedy that attacked...