Healthy Habits
Fitness expert Anna Martin suggests setting a phone reminder every hour to ensure you consume enough of this vital resource.
water
The Let's Move! campaign targeted this specific demographic to address the country's growing weight crisis early in life.
children or childhood obesity
Running and biking became more popular in Brownsville, Texas because of this change.
new jogging trails
new bike lanes
monthly street closings
This voice is generally preferred by writers because it makes sentences much clearer and more concise.
active voice
Studies show that our dietary choices don't just affect our physical bodies, but have a profound impact on this type of well-being too.
mental health
When including grains into your diet, nutritionist Kenzo Jin emphasizes choosing this healthier, less-processed grain.
whole grains
Michelle Obama's initiative believed these institutions were the absolute best place to tackle healthy eating habits, since millions of kids eat meals there daily.
schools
To improve access to fresh, local produce, the city of Brownsville successfully launched this weekly food shopping event
farmers' market
This voice is strategically chosen when the person or thing performing the action is entirely unknown or unimportant.
passive voice
According to an online survey, participants who frequently ate this type of convenient food reported higher scores of anxiety and depression.
fast food
To improve sleep quality, experts recommend avoiding these electronic distractions right before going to bed
digital monitors or screens
To get students moving, schools participating in the Let's Move! campaign added an hour of this to their daily schedules.
physical education
Brownsville's advisory board recommends that cities looking to improve public health should focus on programs tailored specifically for these families.
low-income families or people with the least access to health services
This is the grammatical term for the person or thing that actually completes the action of a verb.
[not subject]
the agent
the actor
This specific regional diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and fish, has been shown to protect against depression.
Mediterranean diet
If you don't have the time or money to join a gym, Anna Martin suggests this highly accessible, free activity as an excellent alternative.
walking
Eating popcorn instead of chips is an example of this healthy behavior that Dr. Mozaffarian suggests to his patients who want to lose weight.
make healthy substitutions
At local health fairs, communities frequently offer these free preventative treatments to stop seasonal disease outbreaks.
flu shots
In a passive sentence, the sentence does not focus on the person performing the action but on this instead.
the result of the action
When we eat sugar and fat, they activate this area of the brain that causes us to want more and more sugar and fat.
reward center
To avoid the temptation of snacking on junk foods like potato chips, Kenzo Jin suggests having fruits and vegetables prepped in this specific way.
washed, cut, and ready to eat
Dr. Mozaffarian notes that junk food is difficult to avoid because it is cheap, heavily marketed at checkouts, and located in these widespread automated machines.
vending machines
Dr. Mozaffarian coined this rhyming, hybrid word to describe dedicated grocery spaces where doctors can prescribe fresh, healthy foods to their patients.
"farmacy"
In passive voice, the person responsible for the action in the sentence comes at the end of the sentence and is introduced by this word.
by
Nutritionists explain that people who consume a healthy, balanced diet generally experience higher levels of general hapiness and this daily physical benefit.
energy