Monday, April 25, 2011

Healthy diet

What is a healthy diet?
A healthy diet is one that help maintain or improve health. According to wikipedia, It is important for lowering many chronic health risks, such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancer.A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts of all essential nutrients and an adequate amount of water. Nutrients can be obtained from many different foods, so there are numerous diets that may be considered healthy. A healthy diet needs to have a balance of macronutrients (fats, proteins, and carbohydrates), calories to support energy needs, and micronutrients to meet the needs for human nutrition without inducing toxicity or excessive weight gain from consuming excessive amounts.

The first principle of a healthy diet is simply to eat a wide variety of foods. This is important because different foods make different nutritional contributions.

What you need to know to construct a healty diet.
1. Eat plenty of high fiber foods.Like a fruits,vegetables,beans and whole grains. Its supply more than 20-30 grams of fietary fiber you need each day.
2. Make sure to include green, orange, and yellow fruits and vegetables
3.Limit your intake of sugary foods, refined-grain products such as white bread, and salty snack foods
4.Cut down on animal fat. It’s rich in saturated fat, which boosts blood cholesterol levels and has other adverse health effects
5.Cut down on animal fat. It’s rich in saturated fat, which boosts blood cholesterol levels and has other adverse health effects
6.Eat more fish and nuts, which contain healthy unsaturated fats
7.Keep portions moderate, especially of high-calorie foods
8.Keep your cholesterol intake below 300 milligrams per day
9.Eat a variety of foods. Don't try to fill your nutrient requirements by eating the same foods day in, day out
10.Maintain an adequate calcium intake
11.Try to get your vitamins and minerals from foods, not from supplements
12.Maintain a desirable weight. Balance energy (calorie) intake with energy output
13.If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation

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