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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Anemia and Fatigue

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly explains what anemia and fatigue are and how they are related. Also presents symptoms of anemia and the consequences of leaving it untreated.
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Handout
Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Molybdenum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An essential mineral, this entry introduces the value and sources of molybdenum and lists what happens when a body is deficient or has too much of it.
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Chloride

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Know what chloride is and how it benefits the human body. Find natural sources to add chloride to daily meals.
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Handout
Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Phosphorus

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out how humans can acquire phosphorus and why it is important to the body.
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CNN

Cnn: Researchers: Iron Deficiency Common in u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses that despite efforts of the U.S. to increase iron levels in children by introducing iron fortified foods, there is still a percentage of children found to be iron deficient.
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Curated OER

Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Katherine J. Scott Bishop (1889 1976)

For Students 9th - 10th
Trained as an anatomist, Katherine J. Scott Bishop (1889-1976) graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1915 and, working with Herbert M. Evans, discovered the importance of Vitamin E
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Curated OER

Genetically Modified Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists inserted daffodil genes and other genetic material into ordinary rice to make this golden rice. The result is a strain of rice that provides vitamin A, a nutrient missing from the diets of many people who depend on rice as a...
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Other

Skin: Online Word Search Puzzle

For Students 1st - 3rd
Find words associated with skin (like scab, scar, germs, and senses) in this word search. When finished, rescramble the letters and play again.
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Other

Eat Your Way to Five a Day!

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource presents guidelines to follow to help you make healthy food choices and get the nutrients from fruits and vegetables that your body needs.
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Other

Institut Fur Chemi: Linus Pauling (German and English)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Science: Web Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers an internet WebQuest on phytochemicals and a healthy diet. Provides internet resources to aide the user in their quest for knowledge.
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Quia

Quia: Digestion

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief glossary list of different parts of the digestive system.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Cataracts

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article from KidsHealth is about cataracts. A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye. You will learn about how they form, and how they are treated.
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Other

Brown Chiropractic and Acupuncture

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a list of conditions that acupuncture relieves.
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Skeleton

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to find out what a skeleton is with this quick fact sheet.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Importance of Health and Hygiene

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explains the difference between health and hygiene. Discusses the five components of food and the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. Also, provides steps to maintain good hygiene.
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Website
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Fruits

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from the University of Massachusetts briefly explains the nutritional values of fruits and provides examples of fruits. Take a quiz on this food group to test your knowledge.
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article from the University of Massachusetts provides information on the nutritional values of milk products. Take a three-question quiz to test your knowledge of the milk food group.
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Other

Moms Team: Food Sources for Calcium

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chart listing several calcium-rich foods (from all major food groups) and the amount of calcium they have (in micrograms) per serving. Use this chart to keep track of how much calcium you take in each day.
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Other

My Vits: Pituitary Gland

For Students 9th - 10th
The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain in a pocket inside the sphenoid bone known as the sella turcica. It weighs only 1/2 gram (.018 ounces) of which 85% is water and it produces 1/100,000th of a gram of hormones daily.

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