Name (first & last) __arrian a__________________________ Block: _______ Nutrition and Healthy Eating Assignment: (45 marks) Read the following article, and then answer the questions that follow. From Open School BC website:...
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Name (first & last) __arrian a__________________________ Block: _______ Nutrition and Healthy Eating Assignment: (45 marks) Read the following article, and then answer the questions that follow. From Open School BC website: http://www.openschool.bc.ca/k12/pdfs/fn12_intro_assn.pdf Healthy Eating Did you know that, in the last 20 years, the diameter of the average dinner plate increased by three inches? In this same time period, obesity has reached epidemic proportions! Sadly, at the same time, many youth have starved themselves. More than 17 percent of high-school girls in BC suffer from some form of eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. About 8 percent of males are also affected (Dr. Laird Birmingham, Provincial Director, St. Paul's Eating Disorder Program as quoted in The Vancouver Sun, February 5, 2004). Eating disorders occur due to a number of psychological and sociological reasons. But what constitutes healthy eating? Why is a good diet important? A good diet and a healthy
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