Nutrition: Balanced Diet & Health

Introduction
Intro
Say hi to your fellow students!
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Introduction
Setting your mindset for healthy eating

Body Composition
What is the body made of?
How do we measure body fatness?
How does training affect body composition?

Basic Nutrition Knowledge
Energy and food
What are the important nutrients and how are they used in the body?
Carbs, protein and fat foods
Mixed foods
Practice recognising food nutrients - Test Yourself (Use the previous video for answers!)
Why is carbohydrate important for the body?

Blood Sugar Regulation
What are the effects of carbohydrates in the body?
How do different carbohydrate foods change the blood sugar level?
Factors Affecting GI: What happens to the blood sugar level when we eat mixed foods?

Building Menu Plans: Blood Sugar Regulation in Practice
How to design one balanced meal
How to design a whole day balanced menu
Life long health - How to eat a balanced diet in reality
The Hunger scale: measuring how balanced your meal was

Menu Plans for Exercise: Blood Sugar Regulation in Practice
How to eat a balanced diet for exercise
Sample Menu Plan: for a normal weight adult exercising man
Sample Menu Plan: for a normal weight exercising woman

Sleep & Hydration
How does night sleep affect your weight loss?
Hydration for exercise

Sustainable Balanced Diets
Misconceptions about fashion weight loss diets
What happens at the end of diets
What works for life long healthy lifestyle management

Practical Advice
How to load your plate with food in a buffet
How to control portion size using the right utensils and chewing
What should you drink and how much?
Why do we need to eat fruit?
How to cook vegetables
Which salt is better to eat?

More Practical Advice
Why legumes are good for the body
Why do we need to eat protein?
Which bread flour is healthier?
How to combine fried food into healthy eating
How to eat chocolate cake as part of a balanced diet

Quiz
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3