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There is an increasing awareness aboutrespectively. Therefore, by planning a
maintaining health and wellness, and thewell-balanced diet we can give all the
best way to stay healthy is to eatessentials nutrients even with the small
healthy. There are three main factors,amount of foods.
which helps us in developing a completeTo derive all the essential nutrients
healthy body: good diet, regularfrom the foods, we shall always need to
exercise and a healthy lifestyle.choose a variety of healthy foods. All
Let us begin with diets and have a lookthe five essential nutrients can be
on some healthy food groups, which wederived, if a diet includes foods from
should consume. It is also essential tothe following groups:
see the calorie-content of various foods· Green leafy vegetables
as elevated calories in food results in· Fresh or seasonal fruits
health problems such as obesity and· Cereals and pulses
diabetes. Health experts believe that a· Fish and meat products
healthy diet can lower the risks of· Dairy products such as curd, cheese
number of life-threatening diseases suchetc.
as diabetes, heart attack andToday, obesity and overweight are one of
osteoporosis. Hence, developing,the major factors for life-threatening
managing and maintaining a good diet hasdiseases such as atherosclerosis, heart
become an essential part of our healthattack and diabetes. Obesity and
routine.overweight problems are essentially
And for doing this we should know thecaused due to not eating correctly and
basic difference between a well-balancedconsuming lot of calories. Calories are
diet and a nutritious diet. Although,needed everyday by our body for proper
most of us believe that a well-balancedmetabolic functioning. However,
diet and a nutritious diet are one andover-consumption of calories can lead to
the same, in reality they are not!!! Avarious health problems. Daily calorie
nutritious diet would comprise of foods,needs of an individual depend on various
which contain all the essentialfactors such as age, physical fitness,
nutrients such as protein, vitamin,height and weight and body composition.
fats, carbohydrates and minerals. AHence, you also need to be conscious
well-balanced diet implies a diet thatabout the foods, which are calorie rich.
not only contains foods with all theTake a look at following figures:
essential nutrients, but also, in· 28 grams of butter = 200 calories
correct proportions and adequate amount.· 37 grams of potato chips = 200
Even if you take all the essentialcalories
nutrients through your daily foods, but· 75 grams of burger = 200 calories
if they are not in correct proportions· 66 grams of hot dogs = 200 calories
or adequate amounts, you may still have· 385 grams of apples = 200 calories
to face the health problems. Therefore,· 357 grams of green peas = 200
instead of opting for just a nutritiouscalories
diet, every health-conscious person· 588 grams of broccoli = 200 calories
should opt for a well-balanced diet.· 1425 grams of celery = 200 calories
The ingredients of a well-balanced dietKnowing this you would surely choose to
differ according to the sex, age andbuy a few kilograms of apples that
physical fitness of an individual. Anprovide you other nutrients also rather
older adult may be unable to eat certainthan to eat burgers or hot dogs to avoid
foods required to fulfill his/herunnecessary calorie intake. Ideally,
nutritious requirements. However, awomen require 1940 calories and men
well-balanced diet can help an olderrequire 2550 calories intake in a daily
adult to get the essential nutrientsbasis. You may also plan a well-balanced
even through a sparse diet. For example,and optimum calorie-intake diet by
100 grams of wheat and 100 grams of ricediscussing it with your dietician.
contain nearly 12 grams and 6.4 grams ofRemember, you can avoid a lot of future
protein, respectively. Similarly, 100treatments and medications by
grams of ragi and 100 grams of ricemaintaining a well-balanced diet and
contain 344 mg and 9 mg of calcium,optimizing your health care.



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