Know your foods

Australia, 1951

Film
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Episode number 2 of Series “Science”.
Stresses the part food plays in the development of the human body. Illustrating with varius food types, the film explains the meaning of such terms as calories, proteins and vitamins and how to obtain sufficient of these for correct diet. The film concludes with five simple rules for healthy living.

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Credits

director

Stanley Moore

production company

Australian Instructional Films

Duration

00:06:57:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1951

Appears in

Science

Group of items

Science

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003357

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Nutrition - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diet

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Caloric content

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nutrition - Study and teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Proteins

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Vitamins

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food - Caloric content

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Proteins

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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