Benefits
A healthy diet keeps skin, _______, and eyes healthy.
Teeth
Steaming or doing this instead of frying food reduces fat intake.
Boiling
Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and manage non-communicable _______.
Diseases
A mental health condition that is affected by stress and anxiety.
Depression
Long term and ___________ are the two types of benefits of physical activity for adults.
Immediate
Sugar intake can be reduced by eating fresh fruit and raw ________ as snacks instead of sugary snacks.
Vegetables
High sodium intake and insufficient potassium intake contribute to high blood ______.
Pressure
This is what the body uses to move and is improved by physical activity and a healthy diet.
Muscles
Having less of this reduces feelings of stress and reduces risk of depression.
Anxiety
Fruits and vegetable intake can be improved by eating a ______ of fruit and vegetables.
Variety
Popular ways to be active include walking, cycling, and active _______.
Recreation
A part of the body that is developed by physical activity and healthy diet that aids in memory and attention.
Brain
Muscular fitness is a benefit of physical activity because it builds strong muscles and _______.
Endurance
For ages 5 to 17, they should do at least an average of 60 minutes pr day of moderate-to-_________ intensity across the week.
Vigorous
Consuming a healthy diet throughout the life-course helps to prevents this in all its forms.
Malnutrition
A bodily system that is the body’s natural defense system against disease.
Immune
This bodily system works the best when you have a healthy diet.
Digestive
For ages 5 to 17, limiting the amount of time being this--particularly the amount of recreational screen time--is one way of being physically active.
Sedentary
A reduction in free sugars intake reduces risk factors for these types of diseases.
Cardiovascular
A type of non-communicable disease that affects the body’s sugar levels.
Diabetes