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A balanced diet comprising of healthy and diverse foods is key to good health.
Foods contain vital nutrients that aid our body’s metabolic function. But, a lack
of consumption of these nutrients or feeding upon the wrong kinds of food leads
to an accumulation of toxins within the body, resulting in chronic diseases in the
long run.
A nutritious diet while ensuring overall well being, helps to maintain a healthy
Body Mass Index (BMI), reduces the risk of several diseases like cancer, cardiovascular
ailments, diabetes, osteoporosis and stroke. Thus a nutritious diet is important
in the prevention and cure of various diseases.
Healthy Food
No single food group can nourish the body with all the essential ingredients, it
is important that we consume a variety of healthy food to obtain the nutrition our
body needs.
There are five main food groups, they are:
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Cereals and Pulses
- Dairy Products
- Poultry, Fish and Meat Products
A balanced diet of these food groups ensures essential vitamins, minerals and dietary
fiber. The serving size of these food groups will depend upon various factors like
age, activity level, gender etc. As some foods from within a food group provide
more nutrients than others it becomes important that one eat a variety of foods
from within and across the food groups.
This will ensure that one gets the maximum recommended nutrition from the food group;
besides the food variety will make for an interesting meal.
Once we realize the connection between a wholesome balanced diet and good health,
our food will be our medicine and maintaining good health will be a matter of making
the right food choices and leading a healthy lifestyle.
Our Personalized diet & nutritional management based on the user’s lifestyle, health
status & dietary habits help you get started quickly and achieve your heath goals.
Also, look for more blogs on Diet and Nutrition and Assessment that screen your
total calorie and food constituents requirement followed by Recommendations based
on your age, gender, activity level, ethnicity, risk for chronic disease and current
medical conditions.
Your health begins with knowledge. Refer the “myhealthmirror diet program” today
and learn what foods are important.
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