FOOD AND NUTRITION
Food is most essential for every human being. Everyone needs to have food to live, without food no one can survive. Food is the only source of nutrition and energy and effects the functioning of body and mind at every stage of survival, because through food we get calories and nutrients.
But the food what we take should not be the only normal food; it should be healthy diet which fights from various types of disease and also keeps good health and weight.
The healthy food should consists of good amount of calories and nutrients which helps in healing and growth of bones and muscles and also helps in functioning of the whole body, brain, and physical thinking. Consumption of good and balanced diet we can achieve a good lifestyle.
To balance the diet it is recommended to take that food which as same amount of nutrients and calories. The balance diet fulfils the body with complete energy. This energy is generated by carbohydrates, proteins and fats which enters the body through food, and this carbohydrates converts into glucose after digestion which is known to be energy and is known as an energy and used for various functioning activities.
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Excess consumption of fats and sugar containing foods leads to gain in body weight and obesity.
It is very important to take a good food balanced with calories and nutrients. Food with good calories and fever nutrients is also harmful as it may increase the body weight and obesity and this becomes the cause for various types of diseases and disabilities.
So, by now it is very clear that food with good and equal proportion of calories and nutrients is very essential for the body. But, at the same time one should consider the body as a working machine. While working with the machines we always pay interest to fuel and regular maintenance. So the same interest should be paid towards our body for which it is very necessary to take good diet as a fuel and regular exercise, morning walk, yoga etc as a maintenance view to keep our body fit.
WHY FUELING (FEEDING) THE BODY WITH GOOD AND BALANCED FOOD IS IMPORTANT ? Because :
It gives energy to servive.
Keeps body fit at every age.
Increases and improves the body functioning abilities
Keeps away from stress.
Keeps away from diseases and other harmful attacks.
Always retains the skin young look.
TIPS FOR HEALTHY AND BALANCE DIET:
To help you know better every men needs 2400 to 2500 calories per day and a women needs around 2000 calories a day. It is necessary to consume exact amount of required calories. If consumed more may lead to add in weight and if less consumed may lead to decrease in weight.
Various ranges of food also ensures a balance diet.
Fruits and vegetables should be consumed everyday as they are the good sources for proteins, vitamins and minerals. Fruits are low in fat and rich in vitamin C. dry fruits, fresh fruits, canned ones are recommended for everyday consumption.
One should consume any of these bread, rice, cereals and pasta regularly as these are rich in Carbohydrates and useful sources of energy like vitamin B, fiber and minerals. These starchy food should be taken every day as these are harmless until and unless you add butter, cheese, and other creams. Cereals, rice, bread, pasta and potatoes (with skin) are good.
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Food contains high level of fat is not recommended as they help in increase the body weight and obesity. There are two types of fats Saturated and Unsaturated. To give much more clarity lets read this example: Saturated fat – this is very harmful as it helps in growth of cholesterol in blood which is very dangerous and becomes the cause of heart attack. Foods like creams, butter, cakes, biscuits, cheese, ghee, sausages etc comes under saturated fat foods. Unsaturated fats: Vegetables oils and oily fish etc comes under the unsaturated fats which are not harmful if consumed in less quantity.
Sugar and sweet content foods should be avoided: Sugar content food is good for sports men and can also replace other rich food from not eating. Sugar content foods are harmful and causes tooth decay. Fruits and milk also contains sugar but these are recommended as the content of sugar these foods are around less than 20 grams in total 100 grams. Foods and drinks like cakes, chocolates, biscuits, pastries, soft drinks, and alcoholic drinks contain huge quantity of sugar which should be avoided.
Milk products are very important for body as they are rich resources of calcium and vitamin B12. Consumption of these products should be minimized to check the saturated fat as they helps in cholesterol growth which leads to heart attack.
Salt consumption should be minimized as much as possible. Every person above 10 years should eat less than 6 grams of salt a day, children’s below 10 years should consume much more less. It is recommended to reduce the salt as the food like cereals, biscuits, breads, soups, etc which we get from outside almost contains 3/4th of the salt. Eating more salt may lead to high blood pressure which is very dangerous for the heart.
Drink plenty of water: To keep the body hydrated and efficient functioning of Kidneys one should consume at least 1.8 to 2 liters of fluids every day. Try to avoid drinking soft drinks, alcoholic drinks. Non-alcoholic drinks, lower fat milk, water should be taken to prevent dehydration.
Meat Fish Poultry Eggs: Non- veg food contains vitamin B, iron, zinc, and rich in proteins which are very useful to our body. While having fish, prefer oil fish like salmons, fresh tuna etc once in a week as these contains omega-3 fats which is good for heart diseases.
Fiber food to be taken in good quantity: Fiber keeps us in good health and our stomach functions properly. Food like wholegrain, rice, breakfast cereals, pulses, beans, pasta,potatoes etc contains good quantity of fiber and also provides good nutrients.
Beans, nuts, seeds: These foods supply good quantity of calcium, some seeds also supply vitamin E. 50 grams of cooked beans and at least spoons of nuts & seeds are recommended in every service.
At last but not the least, always spare time and make up good mood at the time of eating as it satisfies our need.
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