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Human Nutrition: Eating in Context

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"Human Nutrition: Eating in Context" explains how healthy eating depends on body composition, age, activity level, culture, and mindset. The video covers essential nutrition concepts such as calories, metabolism, iron, calcium, fiber, body composition, adolescent growth, menstruation-related iron needs, vegetarian and vegan diets, and the digestive benefits of eating slowly and in a relaxed setting. It also compares traditional Mediterranean and Asian diets to show how food choices are shaped by cultural context and whole dietary patterns rather than one “perfect” diet. With clear health and life science vocabulary, this nutrition overview supports school curricula in human biology, health education, physiology, and psychology. Part of the "Human Nutrition" series.

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Illustration of a person with a large belly next to a bad of mega chips labeled party size and a stack of calories. Caption: can cause a person to be overweight,
Human Nutrition
Episode 1
28 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Diagram of foods containing Sucrose providing a combination of fructose and glucose or containing Lactose providing galactose and glucose after being processed by the liver. Caption: are also broken down and converted into glucose
Human Nutrition
Episode 2
28 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of a military person pointing to a chart with pictures of bananas, apples, and leafy greens. Caption: Choose foods that provide more potassium, dietary fiber, calcium, and vitamin D--
Human Nutrition
Episode 3
37 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of a cell and a molecule of NaCl. Made up mostly of water. Caption: The fluid around the cell contains sodium chloride
Human Nutrition
Episode 4
33 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Measuring cup. Eat the amount your body really needs. Measure out your portions. Caption: by measuring out your portions with measuring cups
Human Nutrition
Episode 5
36 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person speaking. Caption: Calcium is another mineral that is especially important
Human Nutrition
Episode 6
22 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of a grazing cow. Greetings from the farm… Caption: (man) Like many foods,
Human Nutrition
Episode 7
17 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Image contains a photo of a young man smiling wide next to text that reads, "How can I be sure this food is safe? Is it as nutritious as I think it is?"
Human Nutrition
Episode 8
24 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12