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1.1.1. Wellness: Nine Dimensions
1.1.2. Improving Health Issues
1.1.3. Behaviour Change Theory
1.1.4. Ongoing Behavioural Self-Management
1.1.5. Test Your Knowledge
1.2.1. Learning From Food Labels
1.2.2. Evaluating Food Information
1.2.3. Healthy Eating Patterns
1.2.4. The New Canadian Food Guide
1.2.5. Healthy Eating: Outcomes
1.2.6. Nutrient Basics
1.2.7. Units of Measure
1.2.8. Test Your Knowledge
1.3.1. Choosing Healthy Carbohydrates and Whole Grains
1.3.2. More About Carbohydrates
1.3.3. Choosing Healthy Fats
1.3.4. More About Fats
1.3.5. Choosing Healthy Proteins
1.3.6. More About Protein
1.3.7. Vitamins: Summary Chart
1.3.8. Vitamins: Antioxidants and Phytochemicals
1.3.9. More About Vitamins
1.3.10. Minerals: Summary Charts
1.3.11. More About Major Minerals
1.3.12. More About Trace Minerals
1.3.13 Test Your Knowledge
1.4.1. Preventing Foodborne Illness
1.4.2. Public Health
1.4.3. Causes of Foodborne Illness
1.4.4. Test Your Knowledge
1.5.1. Lifestyle Choices
1.5.2. Nutritional Science
1.5.3. Test Your Knowledge
2.3.1. Energy Overview
2.3.2. Managing Energy Balance
2.3.3. Weight Management Recommendations
2.3.4. Test Your Knowledge
2.2.1. Caloric Balance
2.2.2. Adjust Your Eating Habits
2.2.3. Body Composition and Health
2.2.4. Test Your Knowledge
2.1.1. Basics of Biology, Anatomy, and Physiology
2.1.2. The Digestive System
2.1.3. The Cardiovascular System
2.1.4. The Central Nervous System
2.1.5. The Respiratory System
2.1.6. The Endocrine System
2.1.7. The Urinary System
2.1.8. The Muscular System
2.1.9. The Skeletal System
2.1.10. The Immune System
2.1.11. Test Your Knowledge
2.4.1. Nutrition
2.4.2. Popular Diets
2.4.3. Test Your Knowledge
2.5.1. Unhealthy Body Weight
2.5.2. Test Your Knowledge
2.6.1. Avoiding Chronic Conditions
2.6.2. Test Your Knowledge
2.7.1. Cardiovascular Disease: Risk and Prevention
2.7.2. Cardio-Respiratory Function
2.7.3. Test Your Knowledge
2.8.1. What is Cancer?
2.8.2. Types of Cancer
2.8.3. Risk Factors for Cancer
2.8.4. Cancer Prevention
2.8.5. Cancer Treatment
2.8.6. Test Your Knowledge
2.10.1. Stress: A Brief Overview
2.10.2. The Study of Stress
2.10.3. Stressors
2.10.4. Stress and Illness
2.10.5. Reducing Stress
2.10.6. Stress Reduction Techniques
2.10.7. Choosing Optimism
2.10.8. Summary
2.10.9 References
2.10.10. Test Your Knowledge
2.9.1. Mental Health Overview
2.9.2. Mental Health Disorders
2.9.3. Where To Find Help
2.12.1. What Are STIs
2.12.2. Common STIs
2.12.3. STI Prevention
2.12.4. STI Treatment
2.12.5. Test Your Knowledge
2.11.1. Smoking, Vaping and Tobacco
2.11.2. Cannabis
2.11.3. Alcohol
2.11.4. Test Your Knowledge
3.1.1. Physical Activity and Exercise
3.1.2. Creating a Fitness Plan
3.1.3. Safety Concerns
3.1.4. Test Your Knowledge
3.2.1. Physical Fitness and Energy
3.2.2. Sports Nutrition
3.2.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.3.1. The Cardiovascular and Respiratory System
3.3.2. Assessing and Developing Cardiorespiratory Fitness
3.3.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.4.1. Muscle Function
3.4.2. Muscular Strength and Endurance
3.4.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.5.1. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
3.5.2. Water's Function
3.5.3. Sodium, Chloride, and Potassium
3.5.4. Hydration Status
3.5.5. Beverages
3.5.6. Test Your Knowledge
3.6.1. What is Flexibility?
3.6.2. Improving Flexibility
3.6.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.7.1. Body Weight Versus Body Composition
3.7.2. Risks of High Body Fat
3.7.3. Body Fat Distribution
3.7.4. Weighing In on Canada
3.7.5. Test Your Knowledge
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