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Choose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Fruit? WebsiteChoose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Fruit? Website
Publisher
US Department of Agriculture
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9th - 10th
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Physical Education
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1270L
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Choose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Fruit?

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Learn about the connection between eating fruit and preventing cardiovascular diseases, reducing the risk for diabetes, and maintaining a healthy body. Also, read about the nutrients that are found in fruits. Includes a link to further information on cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, cancer, potassium, dietary fiber, and vitamin C.

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Concepts

food, potassium, vitamin c

Additional Tags

eating fruits, fruit and health, health benefits of fruits, dietary fiber, fruits and nutrients, preventing cancer, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing disease through diet, preventing stroke, preventing type ii diabetes, fruit group

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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