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Hello there - how can a daily diet food Chart help me? Why is it to important to maintain a diet Chart or a balanced diet?
(26 Jun 2008)

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The nutrition that you get from food drink is the very basis of your health. Whenever you choose a meal for your body it plays a very important role either in a positive manner or negative manner and impacts your health greatly. The type of food that intake in and quality of your food also determines the quality of your life and also the length. Most ailments today are the result of poor nutrition or malnourishment. Diseases such as heart disorders, hypertension, some types of cancers, diabetes etc. are often linked to the kind of food one eats. Hence a majority of these diseases can be kept at bay by being aware of the kind of nutrition one must take.

All meals must be based on a balanced diet with the correct proportions of necessary nutrients. Too much or too little of any substance can often cause harm and bring in diseases. Your daily diet food chart should contain the right proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and fiber. According to the world health organization, complex carbohydrates should contribute to at least fifty percent of the calories in the diet, while fats or fatty acids should be not more than 35 percent while the rest 15 percent should comprise protein. In order to obtain the necessary 50% of carbohydrates, you should have a good quantity of brown rice, whole wheat breads, potatoes etc. in almost all major meals clothes and vegetables should also occupy a substantial portion on your plate. Small amounts of low or moderate fat routine like lean meat, different types of seafood, lean chicken etc. should also be included in the meal. Try to keep high calorie proteins or high fatty substances such as whole milk dairy products to a minimum. The amount of calories that you consume is also dependent on your height, your weight, your age and sex and also your current status on physical activity and nutrition. Try to maintain a diet chart and an activity schedule with the health of a nutritionist or dietician if you feel the need to maintain a daily diet.

answered by C N on 26 Jun 2008, 5:41:27

 

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