Jack Wilson

Health Fitness and Dieting for Beginners Jack Wilson

In this course, our focus is on how nutrients support health. However, enjoying good health is about so much more than simply meeting nutrient needs. As we discussed in Unit 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." For most people, being physically active contributes to all three of those elements of health: physical, mental, and social well-being.