This book looks at healthy eating and how it is essential for a healthy life. It starts by looking at nutrition and why we need food, before going on to explaining the importance of having a balanced diet. It then covers the main nutritional needs (energy, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals) in detail. The book finishes by describing various eating disorders and how food intolerances and allergies can affect a person's health.

 

This book is part of a book series called Health And Fitness .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Patsy Westcott is a children's author who specialises in health matters.