Nutrition And Health

 


Nutrition is about eating healthy and balanced diet. Food and drink provide the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy . Understanding these nutrition terms may make it easier for you to make better food choices.

Good nutrition helps fuel your body. The foods you eat supply the nutrients your body needs to maintain your brain, muscle, bone, nerves, skin, blood circulation and immune system. Proper nutrition also helps to protect you from illness and disease, such as heart  disease, diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis.

What is the role of healthy nutrition?

A well-balanced diet provides all of the: energy you need to keep active throughout the day. Nutrients you need for growth and repair, helping you to stay strong and healthy and help to prevent diet-related illness, such as some cancers.

What are the 7 types of nutrition?

There are more than 40 different kinds of nutrients in food and they can generally be classified into the following 7 major groups:

* Carbohydrates.

* Proteins

* Fats

* Vitamins

* Minerals

* dietary fibre

* Water

What food is best for nutrition?

Try to eat a variety of foods to get different vitamins and minerals. Foods that naturally are nutrient-rich include fruits and vegetables. Lean meats, fish, whole grains, dairy, legumes, nuts and seeds also are high nutrients.

What is the balance diet?

A balanced diet contains all of the essentials elements that the human body needs. Carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, proteins, fiber and water are all essentials components in a well-balanced diet. A nutritious, well-balanced diet lowers the risk of disease and enhances general health.

How does good nutrition affect health?

 A healthy  diet helps children grow and develop properly and reduces their risk of chronic diseases. Adults who eat a healthy diet live longer and have a lower risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.

Conversely, an inadequate diet can lead to fatigue, impaired decision-making and can slow down reaction time. In fact, a poor diet can actually aggravate and may even lead to stress and depression.


written by: javeria javed


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