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Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
Introduction to Health and Wellness
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Chapter 1
Understanding Your Health and Wellness
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Lesson 1.1
Defi ning Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Lesson 1.2
Health and Wellness Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lesson 1.3
Personal Skills for Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . 21
Lesson 1.4
Our Healthcare System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 1 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 2
Risk Factors: Behavior, Genes, Environment
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Lesson 2.1
Factors Affecting Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lesson 2.2
Behavioral Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lesson 2.3
Genetic Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lesson 2.4
Environmental and Socioeconomic Risk Factors . . . . 55
Chapter 2 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Nutrition and Food Choices
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Chapter 3
Nutrition.
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Lesson 3.1
What Nutrients Does Your Body Need? . . . . . . . . . 68
Lesson 3.2
Creating a Healthy Eating Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lesson 3.3
Food Labels and Food Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Chapter 3 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 4
Body Weight and Composition.
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Lesson 4.1
What Is a Healthy Weight? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lesson 4.2
Factors that Infl uence Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lesson 4.3
Treatment and Prevention of Weight Problems . . . 119
Chapter 4 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Chapter 5
Body Image
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Lesson 5.1
Factors that Infl uence Body Image . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lesson 5.2
What Are Eating Disorders? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lesson 5.3
Treating and Preventing Body Image Issues . . . . 147
Chapter 5 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Unit 1
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