Fitness and Nutrition Vocabulary

  1. Cardiovascular– the body system involving the heart, blood, and blood vessels.
  2. Nutrient– a component in foods that helps the body provide energy and healing.
  3. Fiber– a dietary component of grains, fruits, and vegetables that helps promote a healthy digestive system.
  4. Saturated fat– a type of fat from meat, poultry, dairy products, and solid vegetables fat, usually a solid at room temperature.
  5. Minerals– types of nutrients that helps to maintain body processes.
  6. Vitamins– nutrients that help the body use carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
  7. Water– a nutrient that regulates body temperature, helps digest food, and helps remove waste.
  8. Protein– a nutrient needed for the growth, development, and repair of all body tissues.
  9. Carbohydrates– main source of energy for the body.
           Exercises:
           1- Words/definitions
           2- Sentences
           3- Pictures
           4- Pharaphrase


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