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Nutrition Education in Primary Schools - A PLANNING GUIDE FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Volume 1: The Reader, Volume 2: The Activities

Year of publication 2006

Author Nutrition Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9251054541

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Healthy, well-nourished and educated people are a country's most precious asset for achieving economic and social development. Access to sufficient, safe and nutritious foods is essential to reaching this goal. However, this by itself is not enough. People also need to understand what constitutes an appropriate diet for health, and they need to have the skill and motivation to make proper food choices and practise healthy eating habits. Helping people in doing so is the role of nutrition educa tion.

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