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A Balanced Diet Is A Healthy

To be able to function properly, our body needs all the nutrients that come from

foods, such as proteins, carbohydrates (sugar) and fats, plus vitamins and minerals.

To help maintain a healthy weight and have the best chance to stay in good

health, balance is key. The World Health Organization (WHO) has given five

recommendations that summarize the basis of nutrition:

1. Eat roughly the same amount of calories that your body uses.

2. Eat a lot of plant foods such as vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fruits and

nuts.

3. Limit your intake of fats, preferring the healthier unsaturated fats to saturated fats

and trans fats.

4. Limit your intake of granulated sugar, ideally less than 10 gram per day.

5. Limit salt or sodium consumption from all sources.

A balanced diet is pleasure.

Pleasure and variety are important in a balanced diet. Fatty and sweet foods are

usually the most delicious and can be part of a balanced diet if eaten in moderation. A

balanced diet should bring us our body needs adequately, but it must not strictly followed

every day; equilibrium can be achieved over several days.

REFERENCES

Hagen, Samantha L. “A Balance Life.” Food Service, April 2016, pp. 22-16.

Huge, Thomas M. Good Food: What Your Body Needs. Denmark, Gillette Bus, 2017.

Muhayat, Miss Mira. “The Balance Diet: What Human Needs.” American Academy of
Food Science, September 2017, p. 29.