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… Major Nutrients in Food On this page: Overview Overview … Nutrients are used to build and repair body tissues. The major nutrients are protein, carbohydrate, and fat. They …
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… Nutrients Last updated December 9, 2024 Overview Nutrients are found in food and help your body work as it should. Learn about …
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… Handling Sadness and Yearning After a Major Loss On this page: Overview … loss. Take part in activities that acknowledge and mark a major loss, such as funeral or memorial services after a … the present. Handling your emotions around others After a major loss, you may feel more emotional or less patient. If …
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… Grief: When Major Loss Challenges Your Beliefs On this page: Overview Overview A major loss can make you question your beliefs. Sadness, … care for the world, for others and for ourselves. After a major loss, finding your way back to your beliefs (or maybe …
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… Iron in foods Last updated February 21, 2025 HealthLink BC File … growth, brain development, and immune function. What foods contain iron? Iron is found naturally in many foods such as: Meat, poultry, fish, eggs Beans, peas, …
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… Organic Foods On this page: Overview Overview … is not enough evidence to say that organic food has more nutrients than non-organic food. Is it better for children? … is not enough evidence to say that organic food has more nutrients than non-organic food. Is it better for children? …
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… Food Allergies On this page: Health Tools … What is a food allergy? When you have a food allergy, your body thinks certain foods are trying to …
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… Food security Last updated January 27, 2025 Overview Food security is critical to the health and wellbeing of all people in British Columbia. Food security means that everyone has access to food that is …
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… Carbohydrate Foods On this page: Overview Overview One serving of carbohydrate food has about 15 grams of carbohydrates. Typically if a food has 8 to 22 grams of carbohydrates per serving, it is …
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… Food allergies Last updated December 9, 2024 Overview A food allergy is when the immune system mistakes a protein in a food as harmful and triggers an allergic reaction. Whether …
