Most people know that eating the right types of food is important to staying healthy, but not many people really understand why it is so important.
Nutritious Food Choices
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Your body uses food as fuel, like a car uses gas.
Food is fuel.
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The food you eat can help you develop strong bones and muscles and can also increase your energy.
Strong Bones, Strong Muscles, and More Energy
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Making the most nutritious food choices possible also helps reduce the risk of developing certain noncommunicable diseases. Noncommunicable diseases are not infectious or contagious.
Noncommunicable Disease = Not Contagious
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These types of diseases can result from lifestyle choices, like what you eat, and can harm your health over time.
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In this module, you will learn about how your body uses the food you put in it,
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the risks associated with making food choices that are not nutritious,
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and how you can make the most nutritious food choices possible.
